Gulf of Mexico

Trump Judge Blocks Biden’s Attempt to Restrict Oil & Gas Drilling in Gulf of Mexico

A President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s move to restrict oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana struck down Democrat President Joe Biden’s last-minute restrictions on an upcoming offshore oil and gas lease sale. The…

Federal Judge Blocks Gulf of Mexico Drilling Lease Sales over Flawed Impact Analysis

A U.S. federal judge has blocked the sale of oil and gas drilling leases for the Gulf of Mexico after ruling that environmental impact analysis is flawed. The ruling prohibits the sale of drilling leases across 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico. The judge determine that the environmental…