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August 17, 2011

Criticism Mounts Over Shell's North Sea Spill

Julia Werdigier, New York Times


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Pressure mounted on Royal Dutch Shell to explain how 1,300 barrels of oil could have leaked from a pipeline into the North Sea in a spill that has tarnished Britain’s reputation for avoiding such problems.

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