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Vol. 9, No. 19 Week of May 09, 2004
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


Gulf drilling stalled

New drilling in U.S. Gulf of Mexico stalled as EPA considers rule change

Ray Tyson

Petroleum News Houston Correspondent

Drilling on both new and existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico could be severely curtailed because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been slow to issue water discharge permits to offshore operators while it considers changing the rules. In fact, companies awarded tracts in March’s Centra....

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