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Study: Drilling stoppage to cost state $8.4M (access required)

by Amy McCullough

Published: July 25,2010

Tags: gulf of mexico, moratorium, natural gas drilling, oil drilling, OIL SPILL FALLOUT

The Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on oil and natural gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could mean an $8.4 million decrease in state and local tax revenues for Mississippi, according to a new study. The study released by LSU professor Dr. Joseph Mason examined 33 deepwater rigs in the Gulf, from which the United States ...


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