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Industry task forces submit offshore spill proposals to DOI

09/13/2010
By Nick Snow
Two US oil and gas industry task forces presented more than 50 recommendations to prevent offshore oil spills, enhance spill response, and improve subsea well control to the US Department of the Interior. The recommendations were part of an industry-wide effort to strengthen all aspects of offshore safety, said officials at the American Petroleum Institute and the National Ocean Industries Association.The industry launched a comprehensive offshore safety review after the Apr. 20 Macondo well blowout and rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and subsequently set off a massive oil spill, according to Erik Milito, API's upstream director."Safety is our first respons...
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