Ocean Conservancy: Fossil Fuel Companies' Defunct Rigs are Continuing to Pollute Our Ocean, and Government Oversight Isn't Working
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024:
Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report highlighting the insufficiencies in government oversight of decommissioning of offshore drilling infrastructure. Decommissioning is the process of cleaning up oil and gas operations by permanently plugging defunct wells, removing oil platforms, and remediating the seafloor. Andrew Hartsig, . . .
Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report highlighting the insufficiencies in government oversight of decommissioning of offshore drilling infrastructure. Decommissioning is the process of cleaning up oil and gas operations by permanently plugging defunct wells, removing oil platforms, and remediating the seafloor. Andrew Hartsig, . . .