BP plan to drill in Great Australian Bight risked 750km oil spill, documents show
by Karl Mathiesen from Environment | The Guardian on (#3M1ZQ)
Under company modelling major spill would pollute beaches and could disrupt southern right whale migration
Up to 750km of coastline was put at risk of contamination from possible oil spill by BP's plan to drill in the Great Australian Bight, newly released documents show.
Government documents released under freedom of information laws show a major oil spill in the sensitive seascape would pollute up to 750km of beaches and shoreline, according to BP's own modelling. The company also thought drilling could disrupt migration of the endangered southern right whale.
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