Opponents of the expansion are pointing to the spill as timely evidence of safety concerns over offshore oil extraction.

反对这种扩张开采的人指出此次泄漏恰恰证明了近海原油开采具有的安全隐患。

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That is why, on Friday, I signed an executive order establishing the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

这是我周五签署成立关于BP深海地平线石油泄漏和近海钻井的国家调查委员会的行政命令的原因。

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Including the damage that results from offshore drilling when there is an oil spill.

包括海底钻探发生漏油事故时所造成的危害。

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Further, this administration slammed the door on offshore activity in a gross over-reaction to the BP oil spill, and has refused to open it more than a crack since.

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In 2010, President Obama appointed Mr. Reilly Co-Chair of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.

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