Brent Spar oil rig u-turn

Title

Brent Spar oil rig u-turn

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Jun 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:05:51

Description

Interview with Tim Eggar, Energy Minister, on the decision by the Shell oil company to drop its plans to sink the Brent Spar oil rig in the Atlantic and to carry out on shore disposal following pressure from environmentalists. He says breaking it up on land poses a greater risk to the environment. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Tim Eggar

Keywords

Environment; Greenpeace; Petroleum industry; Marine pollution; Toxic waste; Shell (oil company); Oceans

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