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No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration announced on Monday it will grant no more permits for deep water oil exploration without requiring studies on their impact on the environment.
The Interior Department said it would award offshore drilling permits only to projects “involving limited environmental risk” while it undertakes a comprehensive review of its procedures under U.S. environmental protection laws.
A report by the White House Council on Environmental Quality found BP got environmental exemptions based on decades-old data.
"Our decision-making must be fully informed by an understanding of the potential environmental consequences of federal actions permitting offshore oil and gas development," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a statement.