Statoil kept oil spill a secret for two years
In 2011, Statoil discovered that a massive chemical spill had ocurred at an injection drilling in the North Sea, but the Norwegian authorities weren't notified until two years later.
BY THOMAS BO CHRISTENSEN, ENERGIWATCH
The Norwegian environmental authority, Miljødirektoratet, is aiming a strong critique at Statoil for having failed to notify the authorities of a chemical spill that happened in the period 2006-2009. According to the authority, Statoil knew about the incident since 2011, but didn't notify the environmental authority until recently.
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