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UK steps up offshore rig inspections as US probe begins
UK safety officials have begun a crackdown on elderly North Sea oil and gas rigs which highlights the seriousness with which regulators are treating the industry since the Deepwater Horizon spill. In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will start a new round of inspections, warning the industry that it must take action on 'unacceptable' deterioration. Officials are concerned that more than half of the UK's platforms have exceeded their intended life span or soon will.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Organisation: Shell
Subjects: Information technology, Health, Safety, Oil and gas extraction, Oil, Primary energy production
