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Drilling permit backlog under investigation

US government orders Bureau of Land Management to find ways to improve permitting process despite claims industry is sitting on hundreds of unused permits

Seeking improvements: US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (left) participates in a discussion on energy with Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
Seeking improvements: US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (left) participates in a discussion on energy with Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
Houston
Published 12 July 2017, 10:48Updated 12 July 2017, 10:48
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