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Trump administration to rejoin offshore drilling agencies separated after 2010 Gulf oil spill

On Friday, the Trump administration announced it is merging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement into a new Marine Minerals Administration to increase efficiency and speed up offshore drilling permitting.
Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of America, which killed 11 people and discharged nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil, these agencies were separated to address lax oversight documented in a 2008 report.
Association President Erik Milito of the National Ocean Industries Association supports the merger, stating it "should result in closer coordination" and benefit Americans relying on energy from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director at the Center for Biological Diversity, criticized the move Friday, writing it "sounds like yet another handout" to oil industry that risks coastal safety and wildlife protection.
The new Marine Minerals Administration's name recalls the old Minerals Management Service , which oversaw offshore drilling for decades before being disbanded in 2011 to remove conflicting regulatory missions after the spill.

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