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NOIA Applauds Passage of HR 1229

Washington, D.C. “We applaud the bi-partisan passage today of HR 1229, `Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act'. The legislation is important to oil and gas companies because it lays the foundation for consistency and reliability in the offshore permitting process. A statutory timeframe in which the government must decide to either approve or deny a permit to drill offshore will replace the current limbo-like waiting game with a predictable response time.