NU Online News Service, June 18, 2:27 p.m. EDT

Federally mandated insurance is preventing many contractors from taking part in the oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico from the BP oil spill.

To that end, MarketScout says it has developed a program called Oil Spill Cleanup and Remediation (OSCAR) to assist contractors in obtaining the complex policies.

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