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GOM Leasing Program

Written by Greg Russell | Jul 31, 2009 12:23:23 PM

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has ruled on the Department of Interior's request for clarification regarding an earlier decision to vacate the 2007-2012 Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas leasing program, finding that it does not apply to the Gulf of Mexico.  A copy of the DOI's press release on the matter can be found here.