Landry Statement on ExxonMobil Discoveries in Gulf of Mexico
Statement
Issues: Oil and Gas
Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03), the House's leading authority on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, released the following statement after ExxonMobil announced its discoveries of more than 700 million barrels of oil equivalent in its first post-moratorium deepwater exploration well in the Gulf of Mexico:
"I'm not surprised Exxon found oil where it said it would find oil. If BOEMRE would be more proactive in removing barriers rather than impeding the permitting process -- especially when it involves companies who have proven to drill safely in the Gulf of Mexico like Exxon, then we would be further down the road in weaning America off foreign oil and reducing our energy prices."
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