Cairn confirms Greenland oil find
Cairn Energy has confirmed that it has discovered gas and oil-bearing sands off the coast of Greenland in a move that will heighten fears of environmental campaigners that the Arctic is set to become the scene of the world’s last great dash for oil
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Greenpeace Confronts Dangerous Deepwater Oil Drilling
Greenpeace has singled out Cairn Energy, which is currently drilling two wells off the West coast of Greenland in an area known as ‘iceberg alley’. If Cairn is successful the Arctic could be flooded with oil companies, all trying to operate in hazardous polar conditions. The region is also famous for its populations of blue whales, polar bears, seals and migratory birds.
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