Biden administration appeals judge’s order expanding Gulf oil auction

September 25, 2023

FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The Biden administration and environmental groups on Friday said they would appeal a Louisiana federal judge’s ruling that ordered an expansion of next week’s sale of oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico.