Updated: Is Shell's handling of the North Sea oil spill really transparent?

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James Murray asks why it took the oil giant over two days to publicly announce the worst North Sea oil spill in a decade

According to a Shell spokesman, the company's response to the worst North Sea oil spill in a decade has demonstrated that the firm is "committed to transparency" and "engaged in trying to be as open as...

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