Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida (AP)

July 5th, 2008 | Posted in Tech News |

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In this March 28, 2006 file photo, the Discoverer Deep Seas drill ship sits on station off the coast of Louisiana as Chevron drills for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.  If oil or natural gas deposits are found in the newly opened region off Florida's Panhandle, experts say it could further the push to explore other once-protected areas everywhere. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.

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