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May 2006: "We're not going away!"
40 people protested outside BP's headquarter to mark the arrival of the first super-tanker to Ceyhan port. "The pipes might be buried, but we'll continue to challenge BP's plans." Report
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May 2006: First cargo shipped in via Baku-Supsa!
BP is obscuring delays to its flagship BTC pipeline by filling the first tanker to leave Ceyhan with oil previously pumped through a different pipeline. Press Release
12 May 2006: BTC a Year late and a Billion Dollars over Cost
BP has admitted that its flagship pipeline is facing cost overruns of $1 billion - an astonishing 32 per cent over budget. Press Release
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March 2006:
FACT-FINDING MISSION: Full reports of fact-finding missions to Georgia
and Turkey
17 February 2006:
Private banks warned over liability if BTC leaks Banks including RBS and ABN AMRO could be liable if BTC leaks as a result of the failing SPC 2888 anti-corrosion coating.
The
House of Commons Trade & Industry Committee has released
evidence demonstrating serious failures in the pipeline
corrosion protection system, which could lead to a major
oil spill.