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.
Photo: Statoil / Øyvind Hagen
Photo: Statoil / Øyvind Hagen
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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