Publications for Oil Spill Commission Action

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Assessing Progress (Page 1)

Assessing Progress

Jane Hawkey, Heath Kelsey ·
17 April 2013

Following the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, seven Oil Spill Commission Action (OSCA) commissioners released their first report in April 2012— Assessing Progress: Implementing the Recommendations of the National Oil Spill Commission . It provided recommendations for making offshore energy production safer, improving oil spill response, and addressing the impacts on people, economy and the environment.

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Assessing Progress (Page 1)

Assessing Progress

Bob Graham, former Commission Co-Chair
William K. Reilly, former Commission Co-Chair
Frances Beinecke, former Commission Member
Donald F. Boesch, former Commission Member
Terry D. Garcia, , former Commission Member
Cherry A. Murray, former Commission Member
Fran Ulmer, former Commission Member ·
18 April 2012

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling established by President Obama was tasked with determining the root causes of the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, evaluate the responses, and make recommendations to minimize the risk that such a disaster would ever happen again. This report by the Commission is a graded progress assessment of the Administration, Congress, and the Oil Industry on implementing those recommendations.

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