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Vol. 6, No. 8 Week of August 28, 2001
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Railroad Commission formally rejects oil spill rule

Proposed rule required producers to input details of spills into a computer program, producers would then receive a computer-generated plan or set of options for remediation

by The Associated Press

On Aug. 21 the Texas Railroad Commission formally voted 2-1 to end consideration on a proposal that would have told oil producers how to respond to oil spills in sensitive areas. Chairman Michael Williams and Commissioner Charles Matthews voted to stop consideration, with Commissioner Tony Garza vo....


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