Deep-Water Safety Rules Thrown Out by Federal Judge
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The federal judge who overturned a moratorium on deep-water drilling threw out regulations issued after the BP Plc oil spill, saying the government failed to give proper notice for its rulemaking.
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans said today that the government was obliged to offer notice and accept comments on 10 new safety measures imposed on deep-water oil and gas operators in May. Feldman didn’t address Interior Department rules, known collectively as NTL-05, when he struck down the moratorium in June.