Voice of America | Obama Bans Future Oil Leases in Much of Arctic and Atlantic Voice of America President Barack Obama has declared much of U.S. waters in the Arctic Ocean and some areas in the Atlantic Ocean permanently unavailable to oil and gas drilling. The Obama administration announced the action as the government of Canada took similar ... Imperial Oil, BP in Limbo After Canada Freezes Arctic Drilling Obama missed a chance to protect the Pacific from the oil industry Here's what Obama's ban on arctic oil drilling actually means |