Shell told re-route Corrib pipeline over safety

ENERGY giant Shell was hit with a serious setback yesterday after being told by planners to re-route part of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline because it posed a safety risk.

An Bord Pleanála found more than half of a 9km onshore stretch, carrying raw gas over bogland in north Mayo, must be altered because of the dangers to nearby homes.

It ruled that information supplied by the Corrib Gas Partners was not a complete, transparent or adequate demonstration that the high pressure pipeline does not pose an unacceptable risk to the public.