Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling

Reuters 9/1/2010

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government’s request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium, dealing another blow to the Obama administration.

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc and other drilling companies sued the administration on June 7 after it first ordered a halt to deepwater drilling […]

Federal judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium

Michael Kunzelman Associated Press Writer Breitbart.com 6/22/2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge in New Orleans on Tuesday blocked a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.

The White House said the administration would appeal. It had halted approval of any new permits for deepwater […]

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