The Patriot Post® · Atlantic Now Open to Oil Exploration

There’s more good news on the energy front, but this time it involves oil and the Obama administration. “The Obama administration opened up the Atlantic to oil and gas exploration for the first time in nearly four decades on Friday,” reports The Hill. “The announcement from Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) allows the use of air guns and sonic sensors to search off of the East Coast. It is a major step toward allowing future drilling in the Atlantic, which has remained off-limits for over 30 years.” Obama has repeatedly claimed credit for the oil boom the U.S. has enjoyed over the last few years, though it’s been entirely outside – and even in spite of – his doing. The news doesn’t guarantee drilling, but it’s a step in the right direction. More…