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U.S. offshore oil chief quits 4 weeks after rig blast

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The chief U.S. oversight official for offshore oil drilling resigned today, four weeks after a rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers, sank the vessel and triggered leaks that have spewed millions of gallons of crude into the sea.

Chris Oynes, associate director of the offshore energy and minerals management program for the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service, has left his job, Bill Lee, an agency spokesman, said in an interview.

Full story: U.S. Offshore Oil Chief Quits 4 Weeks After Rig Blast (Update3) – BusinessWeek