latest. reporter: good evening. the hearing lasted an hour fifth circuit court of appeals announced early next week it will make the ruling known whether to uphold or overturn lower court s ruling on overturning the moratorium on offshore drilling. they disagree over who has more merits here, the district judge or interior secretary. in the gulf of mexico where it has a third of the energy, the past month has been slow for new drilling. new safety rules issued by the interior department affects not just deepwater operations, deeper than 500 feet but shallow drilling and production as well, the vast majority of gulf activity. the spartan 151 rig is one of own by spartan offshore, three were idle as the issue of permit slowed which is now picking back up. and the oil industry an lized and digested the stricter rules. all forward looking
latest. reporter: good evening. the hearing lasted an hour fifth circuit court of appeals announced early next week it will make the ruling known whether to uphold or overturn lower court s ruling on overturning the moratorium on offshore drilling. they disagree over who has more merits here, the district judge or interior secretary. in the gulf of mexico where it has a third of the energy, the past month has been slow for new drilling. new safety rules issued by the interior department affects not just deepwater operations, deeper than 500 feet but shallow drilling and production as well, the vast majority of gulf activity. the spartan 151 rig is one of own by spartan offshore, three were idle as the issue of permit slowed which is now picking back up. and the oil industry an lized and digested the stricter rules. all forward looking