House votes to remove oil spill liability cap
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| The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling. ... |
Oil Companies Face Unlimited Liability in Bill Passed by House
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| Oil companies drilling in U.S. waters would face unlimited liability and BP Plc would be barred from new offshore leases under legislation passed by the House three months after the worst spill in U.S. history. ... |
Move to block BP from US drilling
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| BP would be blocked from winning future drilling permits in the US because of its safety record under energy legislation passed by the House of Representatives ... |
Offshore Drilling Revamp Passes House After BP Spill
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| House Democrats pushed through an overhaul of offshore drilling safety and environmental rules more than three months after the blowout of BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico oil well triggered the worst spill in U.S. history. ... |
House approves oil spill legislation
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| The bill, passed 209 to 193, would impose new safeguards for offshore drilling, remove a liability cap for spill damages, and hit energy producers with a new tax to fund conservation measures. In its most sweeping response to the gulf oil spill, the ... |
Offshore Drilling Overhaul Passed by House After BP Oil Spill
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| House Democrats pushed though an overhaul of offshore drilling safety and environmental rules more than three months after the blowout of BP Pl’s Gulf of Mexico oil well triggered the worst spill in U.S. history. ... |
House votes to end offshore drilling moratorium (Reuters)
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| Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies that meet new federal safety requirements. ... |
BP to try well kill Tuesday, House passes reforms
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| BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling. ... |
BP to try well kill Tuesday, House passes reforms (Reuters)
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 | Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling. ... |
House Votes to Set Aside Obama's Drilling Ban for Rigs Meeting Standards
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| The U.S. House adopted an amendment to legislation overhauling offshore drilling rules that would set aside the Obama administration moratorium on deep-water exploration as rigs meet new safety standards. ... |
House to take up offshore drilling reform bill (Reuters)
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| Reuters - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offsh ... |
