Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration over Approval of New Ultra Deep-Water Drilling Project
The groups say BOEM left out required information and underestimated a worst-case spill by about 500,000 barrels.
- Environmental groups sued the Trump administration over the approval of BP's $5 billion ultra deep-water drilling project, Kaskida, in the Gulf of Mexico, citing risks to health, safety, and ecosystems.
- The lawsuit was filed on the 16th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon spill, which caused extensive environmental damage and fatalities.
- The Trump administration supports the project, stating it will boost jobs, national security, and energy security by unlocking significant oil reserves.
- BP expressed confidence in the safety and regulatory compliance of the Kaskida project despite the lawsuit by environmental groups.
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The lawsuit against BP for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico marks a new judicial front against U.S. deep-sea oil expansion. Environmentalist groups have brought the Trump Administration to court to stop the development of the Kaskida project, an initiative of $5 billion that poses risks significantly higher than the usual industry standards. The core of the controversy revolves around security. According to the plaintiffs, the probability of a ser…
Los Angeles (U.S.), 20 Apr (EFE).- Environmentalist groups sued the Trump administration on Monday to prevent British Petroleum (BP) from launching a deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, arguing that the probability of a loss of control of the well is between six and seven times greater than normal standards. The legal complaint points against the $5 billion project known as Kaskida, approved by President Donald Trump’s government …
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of ultra deep-water drilling in Gulf
The groups filed the lawsuit on the 16th anniversary of the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, when BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig sent 134 million gallons of crude spewing into the ocean.
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Environmental groups sue Trump administration over approval of new ultra deep-water drilling project
Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday over its approval of oil company BP’s ultra deep-water drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico.
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