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John Culberson: “That's what I remember. The jet fuel is particularly vital. And, Kevin, we found out in the roundtable you held in…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2010
That's what I remember. The jet fuel is particularly vital. And, Kevin, we found out in the roundtable you held in Houston last week, as you said, jobs are being lost as we speak. We, as a Nation, are going to lose those jobs permanently. The infrastructure, the rigs themselves, particularly the semisubmersible floating rigs, are tremendously expensive to operate and maintain, and they are already leaving. Kevin, what did we learn? What did you hear about what's happening to these offshore rigs? Where are they going if we don't reverse this moratorium and stop it?
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John Culberson
Texas
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Jul 15, 2010

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Culberson discusses the impact of a moratorium on offshore drilling and job losses in the industry.

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