Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-22-2011

Abstract

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla's administration decided to say no to oil exploitation in this Central American nation's territory, declaring a three-year moratorium on the activity on Aug. 1. The measure covers the remainder of the administration's four-year term (2010-2014), and it came amid loud protests from environmentalist quarters angered by news about a possible signing, by the Chinchilla administration and the US-based Mallon Oil Company, of a contract allowing the latter to explore and eventually exploit the oil and gas it might find in Costa Rica's northern region, bordering Nicaragua.

Language

English

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