New injunction narrowed in scope to 13 states Platts Analytics sees no immediate oil supply impacts Little to no new leasing activity expected in the Western US A new permanent injunction preventing the Biden administration from pausing oil and natural gas lease sales in 13 states was applauded by the oil and gas industry Aug. 19 but is not expected to have a significant impact on domestic production. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Judge Terry Doughty of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued the injunction late Aug. 18, a day after the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals tossed the preliminary nationwide injunction he granted in June 2021. “The see-saw of rulings just feed into the regulatory uncertainty operators have criticized time and again,” Platts Analytics’ Sami Yahya said. “That said, we don’t expect to […]