TITLE

The greening of oil

PUB. DATE

October 1997

SOURCE

Professional Engineering;10/01/97, Vol. 10 Issue 18, p3

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

Opinion. Focuses on the dispute petroleum companies and environmental organizations. Features of the advice by British Energy Minister John Battle to sue Greenpeace for interrupting offshore exploration; Comment by Brian Taylor, technical director of the UK Offshore Operators Association; Features of the efforts by Shell to develop alternative energy sources.

ACCESSION #

9711045935

Tags: PETROLEUM industry;  GREEN movement

 

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