The Biden administration is pushing new constraints on offshore drilling and related activities in parts of the Gulf of Mexico inhabited by the Rice’s Whale, which industry leaders say could curtail oil development.
- In a notice to lessees Monday, the Interior Department’s
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management laid out voluntary precautionary measures to be taken in the affected waters, including speed limits of 10 knots or less and avoiding movement at night - The action was prompted by a legal settlement with environmentalists over the endangered species, and the notice is meant to guide operations while the Interior Department consults with ...