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Petroleum production

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Coastal Republicans oppose the new ‘Drill, baby, drill’

Environment

In January, the Trump administration announced plans to open nearly all US coastal waters to offshore oil and gas drilling. Since then, governors and legislators of both parties have strongly opposed drilling near their coasts.

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A ship full of Kurdish oil remains trapped at sea off the coast of Texas

Business

Mexico opens the gates to foreign investment in its state-controlled oil industry

Business, Economics and Jobs

Oil and Gas Wells Under Water

Drilling for oil off the shores of America

Environment
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House plan for offshore drilling

Global Politics

House lawmakers passed an energy bill that would leave it up to the coastal states to choose whether or not to drill offshore for oil and gas.

How Are High Gas Prices Changing Your Life?

Coming up, The Takeaway talks to two listeners who have been impacted by high gas prices in very different ways.

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President Calls For more US Oil & Gas Drilling

Obama says the first step to getting off foreign fuel is for oil companies to start drilling on the domestic leases they already have.

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Drilling Beneath the Seas

The “lameduck” Congress may try to push through a controversial bill on offshore gas and oil drilling.

The Gulf’s Other Deep Sea Wealth

Scientists make a discovery near the seabed oil gusher. Temple University biology professor Erik Cordes talks about the giant deepwater reef recently found in the Gulf of Mexico.

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