Safety hurdles blocking US Gulf drilling: BP

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London- BP does not expect the oil industry to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico until ?°sometime in 2011" due to new regulatory hurdles in the wake of the Macondo blowout and spill earlier this year, BP CEO Bob Dudley said November 2. "The US [drilling] moratorium has been lifted, however, the actual regulatory steps required for people to begin drilling are still being clarified," Dudley told reporters in Lon- don while presenting the company's quarterly earnings.