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Concerns raised over Bight chemicals
Prepared by James Cook University Professor Jodie Rummer and Greenpeace, the report alleges Equinor’s response to any potential oil spill during drilling operations in the Great Australian Bight would include the use of large quantities of dispersants, including Corexit 9500, which Greenpeace said is harmful to both humans and marine life and was banned in …