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Oily problem

February 25, 2013

As the trial to resolve the remaining civil litigation of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico opens, DW has a closer look at the stories and environmental issues surrounding oil drilling across the globe.

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The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon on fire in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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As the trial to resolve the remaining civil litigation of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico opens, DW has a closer look at the stories and environmental issues surrounding oil drilling around the world.

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