Transcript: RICHARDSON LAUNCHES EFFORT TO BRING ON-LINE PERMIT PROCESS TO OIL INDUSTRY PILOT PROGRAM WITH TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION COULD LEAD TO

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Energy Secretary Bill Richardson today set into motion a pilot program in Texas that would replace reams of paper forms with a cost-saving, on-line digital processing system.

"We are taking the first step toward a paperless regulatory process in the oil industry," Richardson said. "This is an initiative that, in a short time, could save both the oil industry and regulatory agencies millions of dollars and countless hours of labor."

If the on-line approach is successful, an oil producer might soon be able to sit down before a computer terminal connected to the Internet, fill out an ...

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