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Governor signs fracking bill as database comes under scrutiny

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:21:18 +0000

JACKSON — Legislation to lower the Mississippi severance tax on hydraulically fractured oil wells from 6 percent to 1.25 percent for first 30 months of well production has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant. House Bill 1698 also will allow counties where fracking is occurring to keep a larger share of tax proceeds. [...]

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Cook on oil rig that exploded recalls escape; leak could reach land this week

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:58:40 +0000

NEW ORLEANS — Oleander Benton, a cook on an oil rig that exploded off the Louisiana coast, was sitting at a laundry room table with a friend when the lights went out. Then, there was the blast. The Deepwater Horizon platform shuddered, debris fell from the ceiling and Benton hit the floor, as she had [...]

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