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Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
pipeline construction stopped after oil company violates georgian environmental laws
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British oil giant BP has been forced to
stop work on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)
pipeline after breaching Georgian national
law. The Georgian government suspended work
on the pipeline following BP's decision to
start construction in the ecologically
vulnerable Borjomi region, despite failing to
obtain the necessary environmental
certification to proceed. BP illegally went
ahead with construction for more than a week
without permits, until the government
intervened. The region contains the Borjomi
national park, an area of outstanding natural
beauty and mineral water springs.
A full report is available at
www.baku.org.uk/press_releases/georgia_halt.htm
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