offshore drilling

1. The operation of oil wells on the continental shelf, sometimes in water hundreds of feet deep.

Public debate about offshore drilling concentrates on the possibility that large oil spills will occur, with subsequent damage to the coastal environment.

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“These agencies don’t very lightly go to litigation or enforcement actions. ... and the public is strongly against offshore drilling. So those are a whole bunch of reasons that I think are going to be hard obstacles for that company.”

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The compromise would streamline environmental approvals for new wells in oil-rich Kern County and make offshore drilling more difficult by tightening the safety and regulatory requirements for pipelines.

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The bill also would make offshore drilling more difficult by tightening the safety and regulatory requirements for pipelines.

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The bill also has the potential to create new hurdles for Sable Offshore Corp., the Texas oil firm that is moving toward restarting offshore drilling along Santa Barbara County’s coast, depending on when the company navigates through a litany of ongoing litigation and necessary state approvals.

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Once they’re ensconced in San Simeon’s 115-room Casa Grande, the Trump brothers could make Dad proud by dismantling the state’s pesky coastal commission, expanding offshore drilling and bringing a touch of the Atlantic City experience to the West Coast.

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