AP – The U.S. is back in the deep water oil-drilling business. The question now is when work will resume.
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Back in business: US lifts deep water drilling ban
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AP – The government said Monday it is toughening environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling, ending an easy path to oil riches that allowed BP to drill its blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico with little federal scrutiny.
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US is toughening scrutiny of deepwater drilling
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Reuters – The government vowed on Sunday that operations to completely clean up BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill and compensate those affected would not slacken off despite the success in halting the leak.
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Washington vows no slack-off in Gulf oil cleanup
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Reuters – BP Plc said on Wednesday it was close to subduing its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and the White House hailed the “beginning of the end” of efforts to contain the worst spill in U.S. history.
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Obama says ‘long battle’ in Gulf close to end
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