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Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Drilling moratorium imposed after BP spill lifted but uncertainties still face Gulf residents

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  The Obama administration has announced a new deepwater drilling moratorium to replace one that was thrown out by a federal judge.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  The Obama administration has asked a judge to delay a court ruling that overturned a moratorium on new drilling in the Gulf.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, saying the government rashly concluded that because one rig failed, the others are in immediate danger, too.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  The owner of the broken Deepwater Horizon rig that is spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico has criticized the U.S. government's six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the area.

Monday, June 21, 2010  Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge Monday to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the massive Gulf spill.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  Obama, speaking alone in the State Dining Room of the White House, also announced that BP had voluntarily agreed to establish a $100 million fund to compensate laid-off oil right workers affected by his six-month drilling moratorium.