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Government, industry prepare for 2007 hurricane season

06/04/2007
New procedures are being implemented to better protect Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations during the coming hurricane season, federal government and industry officials said.Measures range from requiring all structures to have global positioning systems to restricting operations of mobile offshore drilling units that have not been brought up to new standards, they told reporters during a May 30 briefing at the US Dept. of the Interior.“We’re preparing for a very, very active hurricane season,” said Walter D. Cruickshank, deputy director of the US Minerals Management Service. He noted that a week earlier, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast 13-1...
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