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Obama extends stop on deepwater wells
Escalating his administration’s response to the disastrous Gulf oil spill, President Barack Obama plans to announce Thursday that a moratorium on new deepwater oil drilling permits will be continued for six months while a presidential commission…
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Gulf oil drilling projects continue on existing wells, despite ban on new wells
WASHINGTON — In the days since President Barack Obama announced a moratorium on permits for drilling new offshore wells and a halt to a controversial type of environmental waiver the Deepwater Horizon received, at least seven new drilling permits and five waivers have been granted, according to records.
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‘Relief wells’ are last resort for stopping oil spill
Some wonder: How will BP hit ‘something that’s 6 inches wide?’ A dramatic attempt to plug the runaway oil leak deep under the Gulf of Mexico with a powerful injection of heavy fluids into the top of a damaged well could take place early next week.
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Rep. Waxman says congressional investigation shows Gulf oil well’s blowout preventer had leak
WASHINGTON – Rep. Henry Waxman says that his committee’s investigation into the Gulf oil spill reveals that a key safety device, the blowout preventer, had a leak in a crucial hydraulic system.

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