Many in tourist-dependent Florida would oppose drilling close to the state's western coast.

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But congressmen hoping to lift the ban have tried to get round the objections of particular states by allowing them the final say on drilling close to shore, and by giving them a share of the royalties.

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And we need to start close to home, with more domestic drilling.

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Is the -- how close are we to resuming deep-sea drilling back in the Gulf?

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He acknowledged the good safety record of UK and Norwegian drilling and promised to work in close co-operation with their national governments.

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Its government has approved drilling this summer in Baffin Bay, close to its maritime boundary with Canada.

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Routledge came close to a second for the hosts four minutes later, drilling just wide after Andy Graham had done well to keep the ball in play.

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It's drilling down to find out what strains are being reported, see if they are close to the current vaccine and if not, determine if the vaccine needs to be changed to include new virus candidates.

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After suffering a punishing year because of low natural gas prices, the wind power industry is keeping close watch on the prospect that water pollution from hydraulic fracturing may lead to regulation of shale gas drilling.

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We hope the Obama administration approaches continued cleanup, regulatory reform and damage mitigation, none of which is even close to being accomplished, with the same urgency it has shown in efforts to reopen the Gulf to deepwater drilling.

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