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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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Biden Administration Tightens Obama-Era Offshore Drilling Safety Rules Relaxed by Trump

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced new measures to enhance worker safety and ensure offshore oil and gas operations in federal waters are

August 22, 2023
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
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Senators Introduce Bill to Ban Offshore Drilling Off Florida Coasts

United States Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) have introduced legislation to make permanent a federal ban on oil and gas drilling off

July 27, 2021
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic
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U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday confirmed bans on offshore oil leasing in most federal Arctic

April 14, 2021
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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Offshore

Trump Charts Sale of Offshore Drilling Rights From California to Gulf

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration is preparing to issue a broad plan that keeps the door open for expanded oil drilling

December 10, 2020
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Sunday, September 27, 2020
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Maritime News

Trump Extends Drilling Ban Off North Carolina, Virginia Until 2032

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had extended a ban until 2032 on oil drilling off the coast of North

September 27, 2020
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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Trump Likely to Back Extended Offshore Drilling Ban Off Florida’s Gulf Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump is set to endorse an extended ban on offshore oil development on

September 8, 2020
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Maritime News

BOEM Continues to Process Atlantic Seismic Permits Despite Drilling Plan Halt

By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department is still processing permit applications for companies to conduct

April 29, 2019
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Maritime News

Trump Drive to Boost Fossil Fuels Hits a Wall in Federal Courts

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — From easing regulations on coal mining to opening more federal land to oil drillers, President Donald Trump has kept

April 29, 2019
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Maritime News

Trump Administration Sidelines Offshore Drilling Plan After Court Ruling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s plans to expand offshore drilling are on hold after a March court

April 25, 2019
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Offshore

South Carolina Budget Proposal Would Block Offshore Drilling Off State

By Valerie Volcovici April 17 (Reuters) – South Carolina’s Republican-majority Senate is poised to advance a measure this week that would require

April 17, 2019
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
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Maritime News

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Opening Arctic, Atlantic Areas to Oil and Gas Leasing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic

March 31, 2019
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Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Maritime News

Offshore Drilling Takes Center Stage as Lawmakers Grill Trump Interior Pick

By Nichola Groom March 28 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will quiz President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Interior Department on Thursday, focusing

March 28, 2019
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Friday, March 22, 2019
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Offshore

Trump Has a Plan to Preserve Benefits for Oil Drillers in Future

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — A top Interior Department official told oil industry leaders the Trump administration is seeking to sign contracts

March 22, 2019
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Monday, March 18, 2019
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Maritime News

U.S. Interior Official Suggests Trump’s Drilling Proposal Will Include Parts of Atlantic

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The Trump administration is likely to open up portions of the Atlantic to oil and gas drilling despite opposition from East

March 18, 2019
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Thursday, March 7, 2019
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Offshore

Trump Administration’s Five-Year Offshore Drilling Plan Expected ‘In Coming Weeks’

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s revised five-year program to expand offshore drilling in most

March 7, 2019
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
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Offshore

Trump’s Atlantic Oil Effort Runs Aground In South Carolina

by Carlyann Edwards (Bloomberg) More than half the registered voters in Republican-controlled South Carolina supported Donald Trump in a poll last month, but

February 21, 2019
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Maritime News

Attorneys General Fire New Salvo in Offshore Drilling Fight Off U.S. East Coast

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Attorneys general from nine coastal states are intervening in a lawsuit aimed at blocking seismic surveys that could

December 20, 2018
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Interior Chief Signals Scale Back of Trump’s Offshore Drilling Expansion Plan

By Nichola Groom and Timothy Gardner LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has hinted to at least six coastal states

October 17, 2018
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support
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Big Oil Looks to U.S. Minorities to Build Offshore Drilling Support

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The largest U.S. oil and gas lobby group is seeking to convince Hispanic and black communities

June 22, 2018
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Monday, May 7, 2018
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New York Governor Vows ‘Dunkirk-style’ Citizens Fleet to Block Offshore Drilling

By Henry Goldman (Bloomberg) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vowed to enlist a “citizens fleet” of leisure boats and fishing vessels to block any

May 7, 2018
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