Protests erupted in Spain last week at the site of the first major delivery of tar sands crude imported from Canada via the United States.
According to a news report by EurActiv.com, an online news service focused on EU affairs, 600,000 barrels of Western Canada Select (WCS) crude were due to arrive at the port of Bilbao, Spain, imported by the Spanish oil company Repsol. According to MarineTraffic.com data on the tanker’s location, it appears the delivery at Bilbao occurred on 29-30 May.
The Spanish oil giant is using this delivery as ‘a (Read more…)