BP, Big Oil Slightly Increase Lobbying Spending In Wake Of Spill
In the wake of the biggest oil spill in the nation's history and facing a government intent on tightening regulation of the oil and gas industry, BP and some of its competitors slightly increased their spending on lobbying in the second quarter of 2010.
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Senate Panels Approve Offshore Oil Drilling Bills: Liability Cap Would Be Removed, Regulation Increased
Congress began advancing legislation Wednesday that imposes new safeguards on offshore oil drilling.
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Haley Barbour: Drilling Moratorium Worse Than The Spill
JACKSON, Miss. (AP/Huffington Post)-- Mississippi's Republican governor, Haley Barbour, said on Sunday that the temporary moratorium on offshore drilling imposed by the Obama administration is worse than the catastrophic oil ... Continue Reading
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GOP Outraged By ‘Shakedown’ BP Escrow Account, Apologizes To CEO
Republicans on the Hill have calculated that President Obama's successful demand that BP set up a $20 billion escrow account to pay out claims is ripe for political attack.
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Obama To Demand BP Create Liability Account For Spill Claims
Hoping to make progress on the issue of retroactive liability for the oil spill, The White House is set to demand action from BP.
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