There are deepwater rigs running. But there are no new exploration wells being drilled.
But it is reaching farther than that. The company I work for had everything lined up
to drill in shallow water off of Alaska and that was canned by the gov't a couple
weeks ago also.
They are going to nit pick and let Salazar decide what needs to be drilled and what
doesn't need to be drilled.
Charlie Meloncon (democrat from La.) wrote legislation to lift the moritorium, but it
also stated that Salazar's position has the o.k. to approave any new drilling permits
anywhere in U.S. waters.
Thankfully, the Republicans voted that down.
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