Anadarko drill ship on-site, one protest boat remains

Anadarko drill ship on-site, one protest boat remains
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – The deep-sea oil drilling ship Noble Bob Douglas, owned by Texan oil company Anadarko, has arrived at the intended site of an exploration well in the Deepwater Taranaki prospect, with only one of six protest flotilla craft actively challenging the vessel. The Oil-Free Seas Flotilla, comprising six yachts and including the SV Vega, a veteran of anti-nuclear protests in the 1980’s, have been waiting since early in the week for the Noble Bob Douglas to arrive. Facebook and Twitter postings from the...