BP to drill well off Shetland

Oil giant BP has been given consent to drill a controversial deep-water well west of Shetland.

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Published 23 March 2012 3:22pm

Updated 29 August 2013 9:36am

Source: SBS, BBC

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The Scottish authorities say they have thoroughly examined BP's environmental impact and emergency response plans to ensure an oil spill like the one in the Gulf of Mexico will not occur again.

But not everyone is convinced, least of all environmental campaigners.

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