An oil spill off the WA coast regarded as one of the worst-ever environmental disasters in Australia was caused by poor decision making and corporate greed, a senior industry source claims.The man, an installation contractor part of the drilling team at the West Atlas rig, said it happened after drillers did not cap the associated Montara oil well properly, causing it to burst.
PTTEP Australasia, the company responsible for the spill at its Timor Sea operation, is facing a Senate inquiry into the disaster, which so far has cost $5 million to clean up - and $170 million for the loss of the well - and caused untold environmental damage in the sensitive Kimberley area.
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