Federal report slams drilling inspectors

An Interior official tells of inspectors accepting free meals, trips and tickets. The investigation of the Louisiana MMS office comes amid criticism of the regulation of Gulf of Mexico drilling as the oil spill there continues. Inspectors for offshore oil and gas drilling took unreported gifts from the companies they were supposed to regulate, and they may have falsified inspection reports, the Interior...

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