It has made agreements with the captains of Eskimo whaling boats to move drilling ships out of hunting grounds during the open-water period so they can hunt Bowhead whales.
Surely somebody there must be aware that shutting down offshore drilling a space-age, technologically demanding exercise for an extended period of time cannot be restarted by just a wave of hand.
While speaking with reporters, the President said the moratorium on off-shore drilling would continue through December and certain actively-drilled wells in the Gulf would be put on hold for a period of time.
What this all means is that there is an incredible amount of excess drilling capacity in the system, waiting to come on line should the natural gas price firm up for any prolonged period of time.