WASHINGTON—Offshore oil drillers will have a freer hand in meeting federal safety requirements under new rules being released today by the Interior Department. The rules will affect the “well control rule” adopted by the Obama administration after the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. With the revisions, officials say, the safety standards imposed by that rule will be maintained but drillers will have more flexibility in meeting them.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 02, 2019 16:00 UTC