Agency would focus exclusively on safety in offshore oil drilling, production
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 00:00
in Mathematics & Economics
The announcement by the Obama administration is part of an ongoing effort to overhaul lax oversight that investigators say contributed to April's explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The Obama administration has announced the creation of an agency to focus exclusively on safety in offshore drilling and production, part of an ongoing effort to overhaul lax oversight that investigators said contributed to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.