Correction The inset maps for the Campos and Espirito Santo basins were transposed on the map of Brazil's exploration acreage offering (OGJ, Jan. 25, 1999, p. 39). Environment BP Australia agreed to plant 300 hectares of trees in Western Australia in a pilot scheme designed to offset some of the CO2 emissions it produces at its oil refinery at Kwinana, south of Perth. The program is the first of its kind in Australia. Although it is estimated that BP would have to plant 50,000 hectares of trees to offset the emissions from its refinery, BP is making a start by spending $500,000 (Australian) on the pilot project. Under the Kyoto protocol, Australia is permitt...

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