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10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed

by Associated Press
| April 18, 2020 7:27 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever.

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