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The Interior Department revealed that 40 more workers would be brought in for offshore drilling, in addition to the 84 others who have already been working during the shutdown.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) updated its plan for the ongoing partial federal government shutdown last week to state that 40 more workers would be brought in for offshore drilling, in addition to the 84 others who have already been working during the shutdown.

Source: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/425501-trump-administration-to-bring-back-offshore-drilling-staff-during

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