Bush Presses Congress to Lift Offshore Drilling Moratorium

摘要

President Bush has urged Congress to lift the long-standing moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling,a measure intended to relieve economic pressure on consumers stemming from high gasoline prices,the White House says.The lifting of the moratorium has been a primary goal of chemical producers,which say that the U.S.needs to expand oil and natural gas production to relieve spikes in natural gas costs.