Biden Administration Restores Obama-Era Offshore Oil Drilling Rules

The Biden administration has finalized the restoration of Obama-era offshore oil drilling rules, passed in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, that the Trump administration rolled back.

The final rule restores the bulk of the 2016 protections, including a required analysis and investigation of any failures within three months of an incident as well as real-time drilling monitoring.

It also strengthens safety requirements for blowout preventers, the system of seals and valves used to prevent pressurized oil and gas from bursting out of wells. A 2014 report by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board determined that the failure of a blowout preventer was a major factor in the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Read the source article at The Hill