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Court Denies Gov't Request To Reinstate Drilling Moratorium

A three-judge panel has denied the federal government's request to reinstate a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium pending the government's appeal of a lower court decision that lifted the moratorium last month.

By Phil Gusman | Updated on July 08, 2010

NU Online News Service, July 9, 3:30 p.m. EDT

A three-judge panel has denied the federal government’s request to reinstate a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium pending the government’s appeal of a lower court decision that lifted the moratorium last month.

But the latest decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans notes that the government can apply for “emergency relief” if there is evidence that deepwater drilling activity is about to commence before the appeal is heard.

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