The safety and environmental regulator wants more information about plan to drill in marine reserve, which has been rejected twice already

Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator has asked for more information about BP’s controversial application to drill for oil in a marine reserve in the Great Australian Bight, which has already been rejected twice.

The Australian regulator – the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (Nopsema) – has told BP it must submit more information for the regulator to decide whether the company’s environmental plan is acceptable.

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Source: Guardian Environment