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Stricter Offshore Drilling Rules Issued, Upsetting Industry

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Obama administration issued new rules Thursday to make offshore oil and natural gas drilling equipment safer and to reduce...

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Agency: New Rules Needed To Make Offshore Drilling Safer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says drilling companies in U.S. waters should be required to work more closely with rig...

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LA Senate Decides To Rework Flow Of Oil Spill Recovery Money

BATON ROUGE (AP) — State senators voted Wednesday to rewrite plans for spending Gulf oil spill recovery money tied to Louisiana's economic damages from...

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New Website Geared To Help Unemployed Oil Workers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and local agencies have developed a website to connect the unemployed and underemployed from the battered energy sector to...

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Scalise To Take Peers On Tour Of Gulf's Offshore Drilling

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is taking a batch of congressmen on a tour of the Gulf of Mexico's offshore...

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Governor Seeks Role In Lawsuits Against Oil, Gas Companies

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Edwards administration has joined the state attorney general in getting involved in lawsuits filed against oil and gas activities over damage...

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$4M Fine For Talos Energy Affiliate’s Offshore Violations

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New Orleans say an energy company was fined $4 million for violating federal laws governing safety and...

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Feds: High Interest In Offshore Drilling Impact Meetings

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The government says there's so much public interest in a draft environmental impact statement about offshore drilling leases that it's...

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