Obama to extend moratorium on offshore drilling

Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 04:23:53 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A White House aide has told the Associated Press
that President Obama will continue a moratorium on deepwater offshore
drilling for six months while a presidential commission investigates
the Gulf oil spill.

Obama on Thursday will also announce delays in drilling off the coasts
of Alaska and cancellations of pending lease sales off the Virginia
coast and in the Western Gulf.