Brussels, 13/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Following the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico which, in April 2010, caused the worst oil spillage in US history, the European Parliament (EP) wants site-specific impact assessments and plans for environmental and safety procedures as preconditions for all offshore oil and gas operations in the EU.
The report by Vicky Ford (ECR, UK), adopted by 41 votes to six, with no abstentions, in the EP energy committee on...