Companies ask judge to end drilling moratorium
Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge today to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the Gulf of...
View ArticleTransocean president criticizes Obama’s drilling ban
The owner of the drilling rig involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico criticized the U.S. government’s six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the area Tuesday. On the sidelines of an...
View ArticleFeds ask judge to toss drilling ban lawsuit
The Justice Department today asked a federal judge who overturned the Obama administration’s initial six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling to throw out the court challenge because the...
View ArticleRig owner, operator asks judge to overturn drilling moratorium
A company that owns and operates offshore drilling rigs asked a federal judge to throw out the latest moratorium on deepwater oil drilling. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman didn’t immediately rule...
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