Greenpeace UK continues to end of drilling Shetland
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The campaign group stated that it had filed a claim in the courts of Royal justice seeking a ban on new activity until the causes of the accident in depth overview of the PMO are fully understood.
More than 20 licenses have been issued for new drilling in deep water fall, despite the accident the Gulf Mexico killed 11 men and raises a giant oil spill.
Lawyers Greenpeace support drilling sites are too near environmentally sensitive areas that are home to species protégées.Ils will also claim that the Government has failed to consider the environmental regulations since the accident in the Gulf of the Mexico.
The Government stated that it had been notified on potential action by Greenpeace, but only had not been served documents.
John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace, stated: "the Government is distributing licenses on the left, right and centre drill as if the disaster deep horizon was never passed oil."And they've shut down .the ' oil industry is drilling in riskier and more dangerous places in the waters of the UK, where a spill may be a disaster for wildlife.?
Chris Huhne, Energy Secretary the United Kingdom, stated that "it is clear that our safety and environmental regulatory regime is fit for purpose".
The United Kingdom doubled inspections after the accident the depth and the oil from the North Sea formed a horizon group to look at their own companies pratiques.Les also examined their processes, while insisting on the fact that Great Britain safer worldwide regime.
Anders Eldrup, Chief Executive of Denmark, State energy giant Dong, the largest holder of a licence in deepwater offshore of the Shetland Islands, Daily Telegraph said it was not necessary for a ban.
"We have been looking carefully at our process and there is a big difference between things are made in America and in the North Sea, which is much more stricte.Nous were once more by procedures and additional reviews do work and believe that the Norway and the United Kingdom are safe."
Last month, Chevron has admitted that his new campaign of the Shetland islands offshore deepwater drilling could cause spillage of hydrocarbons, worst U.S. oil giant BP.Le accident considers that, in a scenario disaster, the far North Sea could release 77 000 barrels per day - 25pc more tied in waters us this year.
The company has doubled its worst possible prediction of 35,000 barrels per day, after reviewing its data in the light of the accident of BP.
