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US to introduce new well control regulations

THE US will introduce new offshore oil and gas regulations in an effort to encourage investment and development, according to the Department of the Interior.

 The Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Image obtained: US Coast Guard.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Image obtained: US Coast Guard.

Overnight the Trump Administration announced it would scrap nearly 70 of the 342 provisions within the Well Control Rule to "provide regulatory certainty" and "sustain economic prosperity."    The...

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