Call for proposals for disposal of Brent Spar storage facility - October 1995 The Brent Spar oil storage facility (approximately 140 meters high, weighing approximately 14,600 tons, and 29 meters in diameter) installed in the North Sea oil field was owned by the Shell Group and stored approximately 300,000 barrels of oil per year. In 1995, the British government granted permission for the facility to be dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean, but it was discovered that it contained approximately 1,000 tons of residual oil, which drew strong opposition from environmental protection groups such as Greenpeace and European countries such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark.

Call for proposals for disposal of Brent Spar storage facility - October 1995 The Brent Spar oil storage facility (approximately 140 meters high, weighing approximately 14,600 tons, and 29 meters in diameter) installed in the North Sea oil field was owned by the Shell Group and stored approximately 300,000 barrels of oil per year. In 1995, the British government granted permission for the facility to be dumped into the North Atlantic Ocean, but it was discovered that it contained approximately 1,000 tons of residual oil, which drew strong opposition from environmental protection groups such as Greenpeace and European countries such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark.

Approximately 50,000 people participated in protests in Germany, and a boycott of Shell gas stations was launched in Norway, causing Shell's sales to drop by up to 40% and dealing a serious blow to the company. In response to this situation, Shell temporarily suspended its dumping plans and moored the facility in Norwegian waters.

This incident brought global attention to environmental protection activities and symbolized the growing social awareness of corporate environmental responsibility. In particular, the Brent Spar incident demonstrated the importance of the international community acting in concert on environmental issues and became a symbolic event in international environmental protection activities. Furthermore, the emphasis on the environmental impact of ocean dumping led to significantly stricter standards and regulations for waste disposal in the oil industry thereafter.

Furthermore, regarding the relationship between corporations and society, the Brent Spar incident underscored the importance of "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)." Subsequently, many companies began incorporating sustainable environmental measures into their strategies. From an environmental protection perspective, this incident became a historic turning point that profoundly altered the nature of business. 【File Name: 15-1995-10-15.pdf】