The Deepwater drilling moratorium : a review of the Obama administration's economic impact analysis on U.S. small businesses : hearing before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, September 16, 2010.

The BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, situated about 50 miles off the coast of southern Louisiana, exploded on April 20, 2010, resulting in 11 deaths, 17 injuries, and one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. In response, the Secretary of the Interior exercised his authority to suspend certain deepwater drilling activities. Given uncertainty about the adequacy of existing safety regulations, the moratorium provided time to determine whether and how deepwater drilling could continue in a safe and environmentally-sound manner. The moratorium was in effect until November 30, 2010. This report estimates the economic consequences of this moratorium in the 5 Gulf Coast states. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.

The Deepwater drilling moratorium : a second economic disaster for small businesses? : hearing before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 27, 2010.

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