Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2010. The Obama administration today announced that it will not allow drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico or along the Atlantic coast as part of its new five-year drilling plan. In March, just prior to the BP oil disaster, the administration announced it would open parts of the Eastern Gulf and Atlantic Coast to drilling. Today’s announcement reverses that decision. The Interior Department also announced today that it would require further environmental review before Shell Oil can proceed with plans to drill in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, home to bowhead whales and other marine life.
