Washington Post | President Obama expected to ban oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceans Washington Post Obama is considering invoking the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, a provision that gives presidents the ability to guard federal waters from future oil industry leases and drilling, said sources in the government who declined to speak on the ... Obama Said to Use 1953 Law to Restrict Offshore Drilling OFFSHORE DRILLING Obama likely to ban Arctic, Atlantic oil activity Obama Reportedly Set To Permanently Block Arctic, Atlantic Oil Drilling |