Brent Spar Affair: Two days that sealed fate of redundant rig

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: June 22, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Shell's long agony over the Brent Spar began with one meeting and ended with another, both in the Netherlands.

The first took place on 11 April, in the Amsterdamheadquarters of Greenpeace International. The atmosphere was tense but upbeat. A decision was rapidly made to occupy the Brent Spar, and the rest of the day was devoted to planning how to do it and win over the media, politicians and public opinion. Precisely 10 weeks later, on Tuesday this week, an equally crucial meeting took place in the headquarters of the Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies, 35 miles away in the Hague.

That was ...

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