The following is an editorial by Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA):

The Gulf of Mexico is the oil and gas hub for the Western Hemisphere with several thousand platforms standing at any given time. As with any industry, safety is of utmost concern. When a platform is built in the Gulf, there are safety concerns for human life, aquatic life, the environment and the Gulf of Mexico itself, to name but a few. However, certain legislation is being proposed in the United States Congress that would be detrimental to the oil and gas industry and have a stifling financial impact on Gulf of Mexico drilling activity…Read more>>