South Sudan: S. Sudan Official: Oil Companies Did 'Nothing' to Protect Environment

Sep 23, 2015 | Radio Tamazuj
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A petroleum ministry official has admitted that oil companies before and after independence have done nothing to stop environmental damage caused by oil extraction, while pledging to do better in the future. Speaking Monday at Juba Grand Hotel during the launch of the new Petroleum Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System, the ministry's first undersecretary Machar Aciek Ader said the Petroleum Act is not being implemented in regard to environmental protection.