KUER Local News
(2008-07-16)
OKLAHOMA CITY
(KOSU) -
Members of Oklahoma's congressionaldelegation and oil officials are praising President Bush's decision to lift an executive ban on offshore oil drilling.
Devon Energy chief executive Larry Nichols says he hopes the action will encourage Congress to do the same.
Both executive and legislative bans must be lifted before offshore exploration can start and Nichols says he now hopes
Congress takes a more serious look at the issue.
Representative Mary Fallin and Senator Jim Inhofe also applauded Bush's decision.
The order lifted by the president has been in place since 1990 when President George H.W. Bush was in the White House.
The bans were put in place to protect environmentally fragile and economically vital areas in states such as California and Texas.
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