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After Gulf Blast, Drilling Ban Debate Intensifies

(Sept. 2) -- The explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has intensified the debate over the Obama administration's temporary ban on deepwater drilling in the gulf, even though the accident apparently did not involve drilling and the ban doesn't apply to the installation because it's in shallow...

Relief Well Update: BP Halts Drilling, Fixes Troubled Blowout Preventers

(July 14) -- Since the earliest days of the oil leak (and after each failed fix attempt) BP has continuously reminded the public that its two planned "relief wells remain the sole means to permanently seal and isolate the well." Today comes the disconcerting update that work on at least one of the wells has been halted...

2 Ways Obama's New Drilling Moratorium Is Different Than the Old One

(July 12) -- Today, as BP continued work on a second oil spill cap to try to plug the Deepwater Horizon well, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration is issuing a new, improved moratorium on offshore drilling that will extend until Nov. 30. The move comes one week after a New Orleans...

Court Rejects Bid to Restore Drilling Moratorium

NEW ORLEANS (July 8) -- A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the federal government's effort to restore an offshore deepwater drilling moratorium, opening the door to resumed drilling in the Gulf while the legal fight continues. The ruling is not the final word on the Obama administration's fight to suspend new...