Judge: Drill Baby Drill

Federal Court Orders Obama Administration to Act on Stalled Deepwater Drilling Permits Calls permitting delays "unreasonable, unacceptable and unjustified" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Obama Administration's de facto drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico was once again struck down in Federal Court. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman granted a preliminary injunction requiring that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) act within 30 days on five pending permit applications from Ensco. "The court has now clearly found that the Obama Administration's refusal to act on permits is causing irreparable harm to companies, families and people of...