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Environmental Groups Sue Over Trump Approval of BP’s Kaskida Deepwater Project

The case tests the White House push to speed Gulf drilling through reduced wildlife reviews.

FILE - The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns on April 21, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
File - The BP (British Petroleum) logo is seen at a gas station in Washington, Oct. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Overview

  • An environmental coalition filed suit Monday seeking court review of the Interior Department’s March approval of BP’s $5 billion Kaskida oil field in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • The petition in the 11th U.S. Circuit names the Interior Department, Secretary Doug Burgum, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Director Matthew Giacona as respondents.
  • The groups say the approval record lacks required safety data, understates a worst‑case spill by at least 500,000 barrels, and fails to show blowout containment, putting Gulf communities, wildlife, and fisheries at risk.
  • BP calls the lawsuit unfounded and says it can deliver the Kaskida project safely and in line with U.S. regulations and industry standards.
  • The filing comes as the administration carves out Gulf projects from some Endangered Species Act reviews and consolidates offshore regulators into a new Marine Minerals Administration to speed permits.