Safety recommendations adopted by the US Department of the Interior in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil leak could be abolished under an executive order by Donald Trump, according to an op-ed in the New York Times. The Last week offshore energy order begins “the process of opening offshore areas” to exploration. April, Trump also opened the public comment period for a 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing programme on the environmentally sensitive outer continental shelf region. The moves undermine the “well control rule,” designed to prevent underwater explosions, and threaten workers’ safety and the environment.
Safety recommendations adopted by the US Department of the Interior in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil leak could be abolished under an executive order by Donald Trump, according to an op-ed in the New York Times. The April offshore energy order begins “the process of opening offshore areas” to exploration. Last week, Trump also opened the public comment period for a 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing programme on the environmentally sensitive outer continental shelf region. The moves undermine the “well control rule,” designed to prevent underwater explosions, and threaten workers’ safety and the environment.