ATP Oil & Gas (Nasdaq:ATPG) is being crushed today on the news of Obama stopping drilling operations at 33 deep-water rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
The stock finished down by almost 4 percent, to $12.05, a 49 cent decline.
Obama has also halted the sale of leases in the Gulf of Mexico, obviously a move of political expediency.
Natixis Bleichroeder analyst, Curtis Trimble, said ATP isn't on the group of rigs being stopped, but the 6-month moratorium on permits could have a significant impact on the Telemark well, which could extend it to 2011, rather than in 2010.
Trimble rightly noted that selling off ATP was overreactive, and he maintains a buy rating on the company and a price target of $23.
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stock like all gulf companies is in distress.Is this co still allowed to produce on a high level or are they so curtailed or likely to be curtailed as a result of whats happening that seems so devestating and without any end in sight?
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