US offshore rule 'will cost industry $25bn'

New regulations formally unveiled by US regulators on Thursday could cost the oil and gas industry $25 billion over the next decade and may prove counter-productive in their goal of improving offshore-well safety, according to supermajor ExxonMobil.

Too costly: ExxonMobil says new US rule will cost industry $25bn over 10 years
Too costly: ExxonMobil says new US rule will cost industry $25bn over 10 years
Published 14 April 2016, 19:18Updated 18 October 2016, 04:49
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