Hmmm.... quelle surprise
Shell said on Monday that it could not quantify the volume of oil spilled so far, but put it at 1,300 barrels, with a residual leak of about 5 barrels a day that has still to be stopped
We all know just how well Big Oil estimates leaks...don't we
Just recently
The agency would closely review the oil giant's activities to ensure they are conducted in a "safe and environmentally responsible manner," he said.
Shell welcomed the news, saying it added to the company's "cautious optimism that we will be drilling our Alaska leases this time next year."
Shell's leaking history and corruption of governments elsewhere
"That Shell has now accepted responsibility for the massive spill at Bodo is surprising only in the sense that it is out of place for polluters of this sort to bow to the truth. We only hope that now they will wake up and accept responsibility for other places in the Niger delta," said Nimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International from Lagos.
Yes indeed and someone is trying convince us that Shell is going to suddenly reverse its own history when drilling in the Arctic?
The permit to drill given by the Administration needs to be reviewed and cancelled.
It would be laughable if it wasn't so fucking stupid.
Mon Aug 15, 2011 at 9:52 PM PT: More background
This top story on BBC World News exposes the shocking extent of Shell’s 50 years of oil spills in Ogoni. A UN report released yesterday accuses Shell of failing to maintain leaking pipelines and covering up the pollution by certifying heavily contaminated sites as “clean”. PLATFORM’s Ben Amunwa provided the analysis.