WASHINGTON—Offshore oil drillers will have a freer hand in meeting federal safety requirements under new rules being released today by the Interior Department.
The rules will affect the “well-control rule” adopted by the Obama administration in the wake of the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. With the revisions, officials say, the safety standards imposed by that rule will be maintained but drillers will have more flexibility in meeting them.
Changes cld save oil industry $1.5 billion over decade. Meanwhile Deepwater Horizon costs are about $62B for cleanup. But yes-lets pss that cost to citizens & let companies keep this $. But we can’t afford environmentally friendly refs.🤔
“giving drillers more leeway to pursue their own solutions and innovate” is laughable. They will not take steps to prevent future spills, only to minimize their impact. LeaveItInTheGround
Drill baby drill !!!
EPIPHANY you guys, EPIPHANY!! The American People are discovering just exactly how corrupted the Trump Administration truly is!! TRUE AMERICAN JUSTICE PREVAILS
Doesn’t matter, people don’t care
Is this really a suprise at all....I mean this jackass doesn’t think global warming is real so why doing anything that would protect the environment and would hinder big oil profits that put money in his pockets!!! This man is a COMPLETE JOKE!!!!!!
'Friendlier' This regime is going to kill us all. This is not friendlier.
Moving backwards since 2016...at interstellar speeds. Getting more and more annoyed by our former allies.
Anything for profit
Of course. He doesn’t consider the environment an Iportent issue. It’s all about money
Wonderful! Just what we need more tragedies in the Gulf that not only kill oil workers but destroy families for years
Ethics, to be frank, are for Losers, right Donny? GOP / Business motto 'If there is no Law against it, just do it.' So roll back those Regulations and let the Money roll in. If the little guy hurt, it is his fault for being little.
Shocking. Trump administration choosing short term dollars over long term environmental damage. I am so over the constant greed of this administration.
If you know anyone who works on an offshore oil rig, hug them a little tighter next time they leave for work... It’s great for corporations, their shareholders & friends in power tho, they’ll make a bundle of cash greedisgood
So screw your children and the following generations- the ancient- pink faced billionaires will cry and pout if not given ALL - they paid for . Republicans in state and federal government- must go ! VOTE !
Trump probably doesn't know what Deepwater Horizon was and how it devastated the industry. Maybe he needs to watch the movie instead of fox news. Some of read the news but since he was not in it he probably didn't.
Well let’s hope the next DWH disaster ensures the US Government pays for the environmental clean up instead of the operator!
Christ
Families along the Gulf better be ready.
More winning!!
That’s one regulation Trump could have kept from my perspective in Florida, as Louisiana ‘s drilling failures affect our beaches.
This is the type of things this Administration is doing while focusing on Mueller& his redactions sounds like a Spinal Tap type Rock Band. & 45’s Tweets. Not only R women R being striped of soverance over there own bodies & making near impossible for health coverage, but making
I think the sensible americans should loosen their measures to throw out this backwards administration before they destroy us all.
So, realDonaldTrump has placed the order for our next environmental disaster. No surprise.
Another big win for all Americans. That’s this administration-always thinking about the health and wellbeing of average citizens. 🤪
Unless oil washes up on Mar a lago, trump doesn't care.
Spoil the world with oil. Our grandchildren will hate us. NotMyPresident Impeach this Russian Agent Orange.
Cool. There’s no possible way this could come back to bite us in the ass. Wave goodbye to your local clean and oil free beaches. 👋🏼 👋🏼 Seriously, you might not see them again ... it takes an entire generation to clean them up after a spill.
Anything to make it easier for oil companies to pollute.
We are ruining our environment, living for the moment, living for profit, and this will not help our future generations.