From The Times Online | Lamar McKay, the chairman of Chicago-based BP America, said that he was “encouraged” by Obama’s decision to open up vast tracts of America’s coastline to exploration. “It’s a constructive step. We believe the industry has a strong track record of performance in the Gulf of Mexico and are confident that development can be done elsewhere in the same safe and environmentally sensitive manner while creating needed jobs,” he said.

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