Norway Oil Slick Begins to Break Up
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From Reuters
OSLO, Norway — A 38-square-mile oil slick around Norway’s huge North Sea Statfjord field has begun to break up and officials said Friday there appeared to be little danger of environmental damage.
A spokesman for Norway’s State Pollution Board said the slick, first discovered late Wednesday, was unlikely to reach land, but aerial observation would continue.
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