Lawsuit on Shell Drilling May Become ‘Backdoor’ Ban, Odum Says
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A lawsuit by environmental groups over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico may become a “backdoor moratorium” that curtails U.S. development, said Marvin Odum, the company’s U.S. president.
The Natural Resources Defense Council of New York and Oakland, California-based Earthjustice said Obama administration approval of a Shell exploration plan for the Gulf’s deep waters violates environmental laws and should be withdrawn, according to June 9 petitions.