Oil Groups Appeal Ruling They Say Threatens Gulf Drilling

Top oil industry trade groups are appealing a federal district court ruling that tossed out a key analysis undergirding drilling and other activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

• The notice of appeal filed Wednesday by the American Petroleum Institute, EnerGeo Alliance and National Ocean Industries Association comes as industry groups warn of potentially widespread disruption to oil and gas operations in the Gulf as a result of the ruling
  • The groups had intervened to defend the government’s so-called biological opinion, which serves as the main Endangered Species Act assessment for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico
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