Oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico argued that vacating an environmental assessment would harm production in the region.

A federal judge granted the National Marine Fisheries Service on Monday more time to assess how endangered species should be protected in the Gulf of Mexico, an analysis that is legally necessary for oil-and-gas drilling.

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A federal judge has extended the deadline for the National Marine Fisheries Service to complete a new biological opinion on species protection in the Gulf of Mexico, delaying potential disruptions to oil and gas production.

Federal judge grants U.S. oil industry delay in legal battle with environmental groups over drilling regulations in the Gulf of Mexico.