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Away from Brazil’s ‘forest’ Cop30 – the fate of the Congo Rainforest hangs in the balance

IN FOCUS: The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, raising fears that the world’s last great rainforest carbon sink could be destroyed, Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

North Sea oil and gas firm Perenco failing to seal old wells, documents show

Fears of fire and environmental disaster as company repeatedly misses UK deadlines to decommission sites

The Guardian - UK

Rich List 2024: Who are the wealthiest people in the UK?

Gopi Hinduja and his family, which is behind the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, have been named as Britain’s richest.

The Independent UK

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Congo Faces Environmental Concerns Amid Oil Drilling Expansion

Explore the environmental and community impacts of oil drilling in Congo by Perenco.

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Poole oil spill expert Q&A: why is there an oil field in Dorset anyway?

A major incident has been declared after a leaky pipeline caused 200 barrels of oil “reservoir fluid” to spill into Poole Harbour in Dorset, south-west England. The oil was being transported from nearby Wytch Farm, which hosts western Europe’s largest onshore oil field.

The Conversation

Poole Harbour: National Trust ‘seriously concerned’ after oil spill washes up on wildlife haven

Oil from Sunday’s pipeline leak was located on Brownsea Island – one of the few places in southern England where red squirrels survive.

Evening Standard

‘We’ve seen oiled birds’: fears for protected wetlands after Poole harbour spill

RSPB sounds alarm over Arne peninsula, one of UK’s most heavily protected natural areas

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Calls for answers over Poole harbour oil spill as cleanup continues

Extinction Rebellion leads protest and council leader expresses anger over damage done to protected site

The Guardian - UK

The billionaire amateur racing driver who runs the Poole oil leak pipeline

François Perrodo and his family-owned oil drilling company operate 3,000 sites around the world

The Guardian - UK

Gas company Perenco to investigate Poole Harbour oil leak

Approximately 200 barrels of reservoir fluid - consisting of 85% water and 15% oil - were released after the leak occurred at the UK’s largest onshore oil field in Dorset

Birmingham Post

Poole oil spill: Aerial pictures show scale of devastation as black mass fills river

Pictures show the devastation at an important local wildlife spot following a oil spill in Poole, with one local politician saying he was 'angry and disappointed' at the potential damage

Daily Mirror

Poole Harbour leak: Public urged to avoid water and beaches after major oil spill

Anyone who came into contact with the spill in Poole in Dorset is urged to ‘wash immediately’

The Independent UK

Dorset oil leak: Clean-up underway after 200 barrels ‘reservoir fluid’ leak at Poole Harbour

‘Any spill is an extremely serious matter and a full investigation will be launched’ said a boss at gas firm Perenco

Evening Standard

Major incident declared after 200-barrel fluid leak in UK harbour with 'do not swim' warning

A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour, in Dorset, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water from a pipeline

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French energy minister recuses herself from Perenco oil dossiers

French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher will recuse herself from making decisions in any dossiers involving her father's former employer, Anglo-French oil company Perenco, the French government said in a decree published on Tuesday.

Reuters

French public authority to question energy minister over family assets

France's public standards watchdog will look into media reports about assets held by Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher's children, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday.

France 24

Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been documenting the recurrent pollution in western Gabon. Over three years, they have recorded 10 polluted sites in the Etimboue region, all of them located near oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

France 24

Gabon: The high cost of 'low-cost' oil

Puddles of oil in the forests, polluted lagoons, crabs covered in oil: with photos and videos, activists have been denouncing recurrent pollution in western Gabon. In three years, they have recorded ten polluted sites in the Etimboué region, all of them located near the oil fields belonging to the Franco-British…

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Anglo-French oil firm threatens Amazon reserve for isolated Indigenous people

Perenco sues Peru government for repeal of law that offers recognition to proposed Napo-Tigre reserve

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