Britain to Double Offshore Rig Inspections, Review Procedures in Response to BP Spill

摘要

The United Kingdom's government will double its yearly inspections of offshore drilling rigs in the wake of the BP oil spill off the U.S. coast to prevent any similar accident, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said June 8.rn"The events unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico are devastating and will be enduring. What we are seeing will transform the regulation of deep water drilling worldwide," Huhne said in a prepared statement. "It's my responsibility to make sure that the oil and gas industry maintains the highest practices here in UK waters."