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Court. as oil companies consider moving rigs to south america or africa, governor bobby jindal asked the obama administration -- >> don't appeal this ruling. don't prolong the uncertainty. give them a final answer. >> reporter: environmentalists were not happy with the judge's ruling. >> it's hard for us to understand as we look at the gulf of mexico and see the oil washing in and disturbing pelicans on their nests and coming in to pensacola and disturbing the tourism that's so critical for that region, why we couldn't have a time out. >> reporter: they say government oversight is still too we...

Some of these companies thought they had months before they ran out of work. >> but it all happened pretty much in a couple of weeks, and now we're dead in the water. >> reporter: then a judge overturned a six-month moratorium after just four weeks. what was your first reaction? >> i was ecstatic, very happy, but it didn't last long. >> reporter: because right after the ruling, the federal government says it plans to appeal, which means no deepwater drilling until it plays out in court. as oil companies move rigs to south africa, bobby jindal asked -- >> don't prolong this ruling. >> reporter:...