On May 30, 2010 a 6-month moratorium on all deepwater offshore drilling on the  Outer Continental Shelf was declared by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken  Salazar. The limitation was in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which  occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.
Jun 25, 2010 ... For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED." So began a stinging 22- page decision, issued this week by a Federal District Court judge, Martin L. C.  Feldman. He was rejecting, pretty much out of hand, the Obama administration's  plan to place a six-month moratorium on all drilling projects in the Gulf ...
Jun 15, 2010 ... And so I've established a national commission to understand the causes of this  disaster and offer recommendations on what additional safety and environmental  standards we need to put in place. Already I've issued a six-month moratorium on  deepwater drilling. I know this creates difficulty for the people ...
Sep 20, 2010 ... The Obama administration's May 27 order halting deepwater drilling in the Gulf  after the BP oil spill slashed virtually all of R&D's revenue overnight, said Bertucci , the company's chief financial ... But in the fourth month of the moratorium, R&D's  yard near the Harvey Canal is backed up with idled equipment.
Jun 18, 2010 ... ... roughnecks and others in the brawny nomenclature of offshore work — worried  openly about their futures amid a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.  “I come pretty straight from school, National Guard,” said Charles Buckhanan, a  derrickhand. “I've been here ever since. This is all we know.”.
I've issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling.