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Article: Australia probes Timor oil rig leak.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- November 5, 2009
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11/5/2009 5:52:36 AM
Australia has launched a probe into a major oil spill off its northwestern coast caused by a leaking well which dumped millions of litres of crude into the sea for over two months.
Martin Ferguson, resources minister, said David Borthwick, a retired environmental department secretary, will lead the probe into the leak.
"I simply say that we aspire to learn from this incident and take any necessary steps to stop similar incidents occurring in the future," Ferguson said on Thursday.
The government probe will focus on the case of the leak, the response by the Thai-based rig operator PTTEP Australasia and other ...