Michael Bromwich

BP Faces More Oil Spill Citations

AP | By MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says BP and two other companies are likely to face new citations for alleged safety and environmental violation...

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Government Oversight Committee Demands Economic Considerations for Gulf Safety Regs

Jerry Cope | Posted 08.07.2011

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Jerry Cope

It is misguided at best and counter to any reasonable concept of independently established regulatory protection to factor economic considerations into the formula for safety regulations.

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Lucia Graves

Administration's Top Drilling Official Spars With House GOP Over Gulf Oil Spill Response

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department's Michael Bromwich on Thursday pushed back against GOP lawmakers who denounced the administration for its respon...

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U.S. Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit In Gulf Since BP Spill

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The U.S. has approved the first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since BP's massive oil spill. The Bureau of Ocean Ener...

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Drilling Permits Withheld Until Big Oil Proves It Could Contain Another Blowout

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — Deepwater permits in the Gulf of Mexico have been withheld largely because the industry is unable to prove it could contain another ma...

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Offshore Drilling Chief Wants Higher Fines For Violations

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering ways to increase civil penalties for companies that violate rules for offshore drilling, a ...

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Report: Obama Should Increase Offshore Drilling Inspectors And Stiffen Penalties

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration should sharply increase the number of offshore drilling inspectors, conduct more surprise inspections and ...

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Feds Will Begin Surprise Oil Rig Inspections

Yahoo! News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. offshore drilling agency will begin conducting surprise inspections on oil rigs as part of a new aggressive enforcement effort adopted by the...

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Michael Bromwich Named To Head Minerals Management Service

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has selected a former federal prosecutor to take over the troubled government agency that oversees oil and g...

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