Bangladesh, July 23 -- The discovery of a vast oil and gas deposit off the Polish coast in the Baltic Sea has sparked significant controversy, with German officials and environmental groups voicing strong opposition to Polands plans to develop the hydrocarbon field. The dispute centers on concerns that exploiting the Wolin East deposit, situated near the German-Polish border, could cause serious environmental damage and disrupt the tourism-dependent economies on both sides.

On July 21, Canadian company Central European Petroleum (CEP) announced the discovery of the Wolin East hydrocarbon deposit, located approximately 6 kilometers off the port city of Świnoujście, on the Polish coast adjacent to the German border. CEP, which ha...