BP given permission to drill controversial deep-water well west of Shetland

Monday, March 26th 2012 - 09:18 UTC

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Oil giant BP has been given consent to drill a controversial deep-water well west of Shetland. The North Uist well is about 125km to the north west of the islands, at a depth of nearly 1,300m. The UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said it had thoroughly examined BP's environmental impact and emergency response plans. Read full article

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GreekYoghurt
imminent pyssing of oil all over shetland is imminent.
Mar 26th, 2012 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Alexei
@1 No, hopefully BP's learned its lesson and Halliburton will be having nothing to do with it.
Mar 26th, 2012 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ljb
I can say from recent experience, that if somebody is going to drill deep, then It's got to be BP. They HAVE learned from the Gulf of Mexico.
Mar 26th, 2012 - 11:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GreekYoghurt
@2 Those Hellacheyney people did the same thing in east timor, so I'd hope they wouldn't be involved.
Mar 26th, 2012 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Sheltie
The operating standards used in the North Sea are generally better than those employed in the gulf.

US Corporations and large companies have a reputation for cutting corners to increase margins, and such practices are not welcome here.

However, the revenues and jobs this development creates most certainly are. Total's new gas plant on Shetland is coming along nicely as well.
Mar 26th, 2012 - 10:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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