Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park
British oil company bows to pressure and abandons drilling in volatile and biodiverse region of Democratic Republic of Congo
Conservationists have claimed one of their greatest successes in recent years following the unexpected decision by British oil company Soco to stop exploring in the Virunga world heritage site in the Democratic...
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