Mongabay: Talisman Energy (TLM) is abandoning oil exploration in a block of forest in the Peruvian Amazon, reports Amazon Watch, an activist group that has campaigned against the driller since 2004.
It wasn’t immediately clear why Talisman decided to pull out of Peru, but the energy company has faced strong opposition from environmentalists who say indigenous groups haven’t been properly consulted and that operations threaten the region’s high levels of biodiversity. Talisman operates blocks 64 and 103…

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