Article 3JV23 Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants

Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants

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Sandra Laville
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3JV23)

Crowdfunded case claims offshore oil licences were granted illegally by the Guyanese government

Three major oil companies preparing to drill off the shores of Guyana, where a string of discoveries have sparked a rush for crude, are being challenged by a group of citizens who say their dash for oil is illegal.

Lawyers acting for the Guyanese campaigners are to lodge the latest challenge in a court in Guyana this week. They are funding the battle against oil giants Exxon Mobil, Hess Corporation and Nexen, a subsidiary of Chinese national oil, through the crowdfunding site CrowdJustice.

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