It’ll soon be clear just what offshore oil drilling in America will look like, post oil spill. The newly formed Bureau of Energy Management is expected within
“„The new offshore drilling rule will include some or all of the suggestions made by the Interior Department in a May 27 report to President Barack Obama.
“„That report included a spate of new well-design standards and safety measures, including a provision to make sure blowout preventers have two sets of blind shear rams that are spaced at least four feet apart.