Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration, facing rising anger on the Gulf Coast over the loss of jobs and income from a drilling moratorium, said Monday that it would move quickly to release new safety requirements that would allow the reopening of offshore oil and gas exploration in shallow waters.

Gulf Coast residents, political leaders and industry officials said delays in releasing the new rules, along with the administration's six-month halt on deepwater drilling—both issued amid public pressure—threatened thousands of jobs...

The oil industry is awaiting new safety regulations from the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service, which canceled some offshore drilling permits last week and has had others on hold since early May. Administration officials say new rules for shallow water oil and gas drilling could be released as soon as Tuesday.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703303904575292210472764880.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

[SunsetDreams]

1. Yeah I seen this being discussed on DU here already

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4417542

[dipsydoodle]

2. Wheels within wheels

Other countries are acutely aware that the Gulf has the world's second largest oil and gas field. If you don't use it why should they export to you ?

[Bluebear]

3. Thanks, we maybe would like the oil to drip from the beaks of the pelicans before proceeding.

Whatever.

[dipsydoodle]

4. The question is

if you had the last remaining oil would you export it ? Birds are special but the USA itself will ignore that.

[AllentownJake]

8. Probably because we buy it

Duh.

Silly argument.

[JCMach1]

5. Wow, the tone deafness of this administration is amazing...

[amborin]

6. unbelievable

[AllentownJake]

7. It is Idiocracy

Brawndo has the stuff plants crave, it has electrolites.

[unhappycamper]

9. Hey, it was only a campaign promise.

Much the same as the campaign promise to ____________ (fill in the blank).

[blindpig]

10. Let the government provide the jobs.

Put them to work in cleanup/restoration at their same pay rate. To hell with the corporations and their investors.

Expropriate without compensation.

[Bluebear]

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