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Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Oil agency chief quits under pressure

ERICA WERNER

MATTHEW DALY

Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the head of the troubled agency that oversees offshore drilling has resigned.

Salazar announced the news Thursday at a congressional hearing where Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum was scheduled to testify. She did not appear.