Iran is threatening to sueBP Plc (BP/), accusing the London-based energy company of polluting theCaspian Sea, theMehrnews agency reported, citing an Iranian environmental official.BP produces oil offshore in neighboring Azerbaijan and discharges waste into the Caspian instead of injecting it underground, said Abdolreza Karbasi, the deputy head of IransDepartment of Environment, according to the state-run agency. The waste forms oily patches that foul Irans coast and kill marine life, Karbasi said in the report today.
BP media relations officials at the companys headquarters didnt answer a phone call seeking comment today outside of normal U.K. business hours.
By Bloomberg
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