Ken Salazar

“a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling will stay in place until safety is assured”

“the pause, which was put in place following the 20 April explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig”

“Mr Salazar said the pause was still in effect and would be until lessons had been learnt and additional safety measures put in place.”

“Interior Secretary Ken Salazar pledged to "keep our boot on their neck until the job gets done".”

“He was making his first appearance before Congress since the April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.”

“BP had agreed to pay clean‑up costs beyond the current US $75m (£52m) liability limit.”