More oil drilling rigs are in Gulf of Mexico than before BP oil spill
Environment • February 2011 • Views: 719
While everyone’s still talking about backlogged permits we are +10 rigs beyond where we were when the BP rig blew.
While a backlog of drilling permits in Washington continues to feed oil industry angst, new data shows that more rigs are in the Gulf of Mexico than before the BP oil spill, indicating that operators might have more confidence in the future than they are letting on.