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Gary Peters: “The liability for an oil spill in offshore is dramatically greater than inshore.”

On the recordAugust 19, 2018
The liability for an oil spill in offshore is dramatically greater than inshore.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the greater liability for offshore oil spills compared to onshore.

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