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Total fined by Denmark for discharging chemicals into North Sea

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 9, 2019
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Denmark has fined French oil and gas firm Total DKK500,000 ($75,100) for discharging chemicals into the North Sea.

According to Danish broadcaster DR, the Danish environmental protection agency reported Maersk Oil, the former oil exploration arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk for conducting the activities in 2017.

Maersk Oil was taken over by Total for $7.45bn in August 2017.

“The lack of compliance is both regrettable and unacceptable,” a spokeswoman for Total told DR.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 9, 2019
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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