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Councillor raises concerns over oil drilling in Great South Basin

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

An OMV oil rig has begun drilling in the Great South Basin this week.

The COSL Prospector is in place off the coast of Otago, between Dunedin and Invercargill, and in the process of drilling its first of what could be up to 10 exploration and appraisal wells.

Environment Southland councillor Robert Guyton has raised concerns over the exploratory operation, which he said shows a disregard for the climate crisis.

"All the fossil fuel they extract will end up as in the atmosphere as gigatons of greenhouse gases," he said.

Read more here.

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