Brussels, 10/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - The Council of the European Union has adopted the directive that from now on will regulate oil and gas offshore drilling operations in the EU. Operators will have to prove their ability to cover damages.
On Monday 10 June, the Council adopted a law tabled by the European Commission at the end of 2011 to strengthen - in the light of the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico in spring 2010 - the legislative framework that governs offshore oil...