Expanded drilling bill gains nod from U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Congress sent mixed messages to the oil and gas industry Tuesday as a Senate committee voted to expand exploration in the Gulf of Mexico while a group of lawmakers introduced a bill to regulate a commonly used drilling procedure.
The industry hailed the 13-10 vote in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee to open more of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling, including an area called ...
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