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Lifting of drilling moratorium too risky, regulator warns
Industry has yet to demonstrate it can prevent deepwater blowouts or respond adequately, Bromwich says

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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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Gov’t Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Survives
Will Obama Admin.’s Latest Attempt to Suspend Offshore Oil Rigs Withstand Industry Pressure, Judge’s Ruling?

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Judge who killed drilling ban a hero in Louisiana
Along the troubled waters of the Gulf of Mexico , U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman has become a bit of a folk hero. He’s the Ronald Reagan appointee who overturned the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil exploration, siding with oil service companies and the state of Louisiana, which argued that the moratorium — coming on the heels of the gusher in the Gulf — would …

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Drilling ban is overturned by court in La.
A federal judge undercut a central part of the administration’s response to the Gulf oil spill with the ruling. Read more…

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Drilling ban back for revisions
White House may replace blanket moratorium with a more targeted ban

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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 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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Landrieu: Drilling moratorium causes economic harm
Associated Press – June 10, 2010 8:05 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Despite the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is reiterating her call to end the Obama…

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NOIA Member Companies Feel Impacts of Drilling Moratorium, Applauds Landrieu’s Efforts to Save Jobs
WASHINGTON—-The decision to halt deep water exploration activity and the uncertain status of shallow water operations in the Gulf of Mexico is already having profound impacts on the offshore energy industry, and these impacts will only worsen the longer the pause continues.

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