BP Abandons Drilling in the Great Australian Bight

EcoWatch
Oct 11, 2016, 10:23 am234 pts
By Andy Rowell Conservationists and environmentalists in Australia are celebrating a major victory after the oil giant BP announced that it is abandoning its hugely controversial plans to drill for oil and gas in the Great Australian Bight. The area, which is off the country's southern coast, is a marine park…

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