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August 17, 2010

New Deepwater Oil Drilling Regulations Outlined
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The Interior Department announced Monday that it will no longer exempt
certain deepwater offshore oil drilling projects from environmental
review. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that environmental impact
statements will be required for all new deepwater drilling under US
jurisdiction. But under the administration’s new plan, non-deepwater
drilling operations may continue to be approved without environmental
review.