Drillers in The Gulf: Back in Business

[Samson]

Looks like despite whatever Envirowackos wanted from Obama, reality has caught up with the administration:

U.S. officials have extended oil-drilling leases for the vast majority of companies that say their work in the Gulf of Mexico was disrupted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill or the temporary drilling ban that followed the spill.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced Monday that it had approved more than 97% of the lease-extension requests it had received so far--or 1,381 of 1,413 applications

RIGZONE - US Officials Extend Nearly 1,400 Offshore Oil Drilling Leases