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Oil industry scheme may have to pay for uninsured shadow fleet spill

Claim would need authorisation from executive committee, but banking restrictions may make payments difficult

THE International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds would probably find itself footing the clean-up bill for an uninsured shadow fleet* oil spill, providing that it does not occur as a result of hostilities, a senior official has confirmed.

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