Obama to roll out drilling rules before heading to Gulf (MarketWatch)

chill_wind

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Obama to roll out drilling rules before heading to Gulf (MarketWatch)

Obama to roll out drilling rules before heading to Gulf
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
May 26, 2010

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama will announce new rules on offshore-oil drilling at a press conference on Thursday, the day before traveling to Louisiana to view the latest developments on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Obama is set to receive an Interior Department report on Thursday about what caused the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. On Wednesday, well owner BP began a new effort to stop the flow of oil -- a procedure known as a "top kill" that involves injecting heavy drilling fluids down into the well. Read story about BP's 'top kill' plan.

Changes that Obama plans to announce include new permitting procedures to ensure rig safety and additional inspections of rigs, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing administration officials.

The White House hasn't announced a time for the news conference. Obama hasn't held a full-scale news conference since July, and it's unclear how many questions he will take.

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A CBS News poll released Tuesday showed that 70% of Americans disapprove of BP's handling of the accident. Forty-five percent disapproved of the White House's handling of the spill.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-to-roll-out-drilling-rules-before-gulf-visit-2010-05-26?dist=afterbell

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Catherina

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Wed May-26-10 07:52 PM
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1. NO OFFSHORE DRILLING. NO DRILLING IN LAKES. Comprende El Presidente? n/t

Edited on Wed May-26-10 07:53 PM by Catherina

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LakeSamish706

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Wed May-26-10 07:54 PM
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2. First question, Why haven't you fired Salazar yet? n/t

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chill_wind

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Wed May-26-10 08:11 PM
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4. LakeSamish, did you see this latest Salazar thing?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x538347

Moratorium never written, only verbal??

:wow:

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LakeSamish706

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Wed May-26-10 08:58 PM
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8. Yes I did see it and that pretty much explains what Salazar is all about.

Mike Papantonio on several shows of late has made reference to Salazar and how he is in bed with big oil and gas.

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PufPuf23

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Wed May-26-10 08:16 PM
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5. Salazar is Watt without fundie crazy.

I was blown away with the appointments of Salazar and Vilsack.

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chill_wind

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Wed May-26-10 08:20 PM
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7. "There's a new sheriff in town".

Oy!

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PufPuf23

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Wed May-26-10 08:08 PM
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3. Caveat: I am an Obama supporter

There has been no time to develop a new drilling rule package unless there was already known Best Management Practices that were suppressed in prior NEPA permitting. Even if so, there has not been the time to develop the appropriate cumulative impact and worst case assessments to support the rules (and more has been learned since gusher initiation to be considered).

How can one have new rules when one hasn't figured out yet how bad the old rules failed? Plus the new rules new to be reviewed and published in the Federal Register so at best this is a posture on new rules. Just as important is a moratorium on new development (even that permitted) and review of existing leases and operations.

A higher order NEPA EIS should be in place to address cumulative impacts, risks, and response to the Gulf region. I was surprised by the number and age of shallow water wells.

Part of the MMS problem was non-compliance with other agencies in permitting and absurd use of the Categorical Exclusion under NEPA.

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chill_wind

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Wed May-26-10 08:18 PM
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6. Thanks PufPuf23. You sound like you have some working

procedures background. I'm still stuck ruminating on the newest disclosures that Salazar never communicated even the latest moratorium outlines in writing. Under the present circumstances especially, this just sounds crazy :-(

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