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Trump Admin Approves BP’s $5 Billion Drilling Project Off Louisiana Coast

HeadlineMar 17, 2026

The Trump administration has approved BP’s proposed $5 billion oil drilling project in ultra-deep waters off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, is the same company responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Environmentalists warn the new project threatens Gulf communities, sensitive deep-sea ecosystems and imperiled marine life.

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