STEVE INSKEEP, Host: President Obama's administration has approved its first deep-water drilling permit since the BP oil spill last April. That permit was issued to Noble Energy. The Houston company will be able to restart a well that it began drilling off the Louisiana coast just four days before the BP disaster. The administration said the company was the first to meet new requirements for safety and spill control.
The Obama administration has approved its first deep-water drilling permit since the BP oil spill last April. The permit was issued to Noble Energy. Meanwhile, the German employment office said the number of people of out work fell to its lowest level in nearly two decades.