WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirteen companies whose deepwater drilling activities were suspended last year may be able to resume drilling without detailed environmental reviews, the Obama administration said Monday.
The companies — they include Chevron USA Inc. and Shell Offshore Inc. — will be allowed to resume work at previously drilled wells, as long as they meet new policies and regulations, officials said.
"For those companies that were in the midst of operations at the time of the deepwater suspensions (last spring), today's notification is a significant step toward resuming their permitted activity," said Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, …
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