192 Pages
by
CRC Press
196 Pages
by
CRC Press
192 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Decommissioning of Brent Spar chronicles the events leading up to the recent decision to recycle the offshore installation in a Norwegian fjord; the Greenpeace campaign to stop it being dumped at sea; the repercussions of Shell's decision to abort the decommissioning at the eleventh hour; and the dialogue processes that have occurred to attempt to resolve the issue. This book will give a... Read more
Introduction. What was the Brent Spar? Decommissioning and the BPEO Process. The Scientific Debate. The Use and Abuse of Precedent. The Seige. The Capitulation. The Aftermath: July-August 1995. The Way Forward: the Search for a Solution. The Brent Spar Legacy. Epilogue: was the Brent Spar a Good or Bad Thing? Appendix 1: International law and agreements. Appendix 2: The long list. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Paula Owen, Tony Rice
"... provides a very readable account of the events of the summer of 1995, and examines the many issues with impartiality. The author ...lament secondary role which science had to playin debate, and they are frequently critical of Grennpeace. But they seem to be happy with the outcome." - Petroleum Economist
'Written to clarify a very complex and confusing situation...a book worthy of some attention.' - Farnham Herald
'A fine case study of how scientific advice can be distorted or ignored or both' - Ocean Challenge
'Fascinating' - Down to Earth
