The decision by Barack Obama to place a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was rejected by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, resulting in an immediate appeal from the administration.
On Thursday, Judge Feldman rejected the appeal, saying he won't change his decision to block the administration from imposing the ban.
The next step for Obama would be to request the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for a stay.
According to the Judge, the decision to ban drilling in the Gulf of Mexico was too arbitrary and all-encompassing, and didn't include the results of inspections by the government which said there were no major problems on the other rigs in the Gulf.
Taking all that into account, Judge Feldman removed the ban, and as of today, keeps his decision in place.
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