Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill : Selected Issues for Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides overview of issues related to Apr. 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including oil and gas recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, Federal statutory and re...

Provides overview of issues related to Apr. 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including oil and gas recovery in the Gulf of Mexico, Federal statutory and regulatory framework for U.S. ocean resource jurisdiction and offshore minerals ownership, oil spill response issues, investigations and commissions, environmental and economic impacts, worker safety, Department of Interior initiative to reorganize Minerals Management Service, and FEMA issues.

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