Money Morning Mailbag: U.S. Drilling Ban Could Be Permanent for BP

The U.S. government’s deepwater oil drilling ban, which resulted from the BP PLC (NYSE ADR: BP) Gulf oil spill, prompted some readers to question how far U.S. authority reaches regarding offshore business, and what kind of international repercussions could result.
Q: Where do international waters begin for the Gulf of Mexico? I read somewhere if we didn’t drill for oil in the Gulf that China was going to do so. When you are talking international business, does U.S. President Barack Obama have the authority to shut it all down?
– John M. Read more

Friday, July 30th, 2010 news

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