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Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission

Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission
‘It’s not clear for me why it should take so long,’ co-chairman says

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Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill ban

Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill ban
The oil drilling industry goes head-to-head with the Obama administration in court on Thursday over the White House effort to suspend deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for six months in the wake of the catastrophic BP Plc well blowout.

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Judge to rule on deep-water drilling moratorium

Judge to rule on deep-water drilling moratorium
The oil industry and Louisiana officials support a lawsuit challenging the restrictions, saying they will cause more economic pain for gulf states already reeling from the spill fallout. Inside New Orleans’ federal courthouse Monday, a judge was deliberating the points of law that could determine the fate of the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling .

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Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban

Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban
Oil services companies went to court on Monday seeking to overturn President Barack Obama’s six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

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Congress Hammers BP CEO for Dodging Deepwater Spill Responsibility

Congress Hammers BP CEO for Dodging Deepwater Spill Responsibility
BP CEO Tony Hayward sat alone before the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Thursday to answer for his company’s questionable decision to continue drilling this spring at the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil well despite safety concerns and that decision’s catastrophic consequences. The hours of grilling turned up very little new information, however, as Hayward …

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