Federal judge dismisses request to end delay in issuance of drilling permits

[JURIST] A federal judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Thursday dismissed a request by the Ensco Offshore Company [official website] to end an alleged delay in the issuance of drilling permits. US District Judge Martin Feldman [Judgepedia profile] said it is unclear if the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) [official website] must process drilling requests within a certain amount of time [AP report]. Earlier this week, ENSCO…