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Greenpeace NZ Try to Impede Deep-water Drill Ship Operation

Noble Corporation, contracted to Texan petroleum company, is preparing to drill one of New Zealand's deepest ever exploratory wells in the Taranaki Basin with its drill-ship 'Noble Bob Douglas'. Protesters have admitted they cannot stop drilling off the coast of New Zealand, but intend to make it difficult for them, reports TVNZ News. The Greenpeace NZ blog informs: "... the calm of our peaceful flotilla was broken.