It would take 17 days to respond to an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight. And that’s the best-case scenario.
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BP’s plans for the Bight say it would take 10 days to begin dispersing an oil spill at source, and 35 days for well-capping equipment to reach the site – making it likely that oil would hit the coast.
As BP plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, questions can be asked about whether it has made the right changes to its working practices to avoid a repeat of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.
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Andrew Hopkins is a Friend of The Conversation.Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Australian National University
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