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August 12, 2010

Texas Sues to Overturn Deepwater Drilling Freeze
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Texas meanwhile has filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse the Obama
administration’s moratorium on new deepwater offshore drilling. The ban
freezes new deepwater drilling permits and has suspended operations at
thirty-three wells until at least November 30th.



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