Bloomberg Law
Sept. 21, 2018, 11:59 AM UTC

Industry Shakers: Ex-Oil & Gas Exec Talks Deepwater Regulation Rollback

Fatima Hussein
Fatima Hussein
Legal Reporter

James “Jim” Noe foresees a Trump administration rollback on Obama-era energy regulations that were implemented after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The disaster killed 11 people and resulted in the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history.

“After the BP oil spill, we saw regulations that were perhaps reactionary,” Noe told Bloomberg Environment. “When you write laws after one incident, it doesn’t address other risks that are relevant in day-to-day operations.”

“The Trump administration is looking at all those regulations to ensure they’re appropriate,” Noe told Bloomberg Environment.

Noe recently joined Jones Walker LLP ...

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