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April 4, 2011

BP Seeks To Resume Offshore Drilling Amid Manslaughter Investigation 
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Oil giant BP has requested permission to resume offshore drilling in the
Gulf of Mexico, less than one year after a oil rig the company had
leased in the region exploded, killing 11 workers and resulting in the
largest oil spill in U.S. history. BP is seeking to resume drilling at
10 existing wells in the Gulf in July. The request to U.S. regulators
comes just one week after the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the
company was facing potential manslaughter charges and other civil and
criminal penalties in connection with the explosion and the death of the
workers.



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