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Rig-Inspection Program Unchanged

SHOCKING

Since Deepwater Horizon explosion.

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The more things change when it comes to oil regulation, the more they stay the same. More than seven months since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, the federal agency charged with overseeing offshore drilling has made wholesale changes—from appointing new leadership to choosing a new...

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