Bush lifts restrictions on imported fuel due to Ike US President George W. Bush announced on Saturday restrictions on imported gasoline had been suspended in response to Hurricane Ike which had forced companies to abandon oil refineries off the coast of Texas. "Last night we suspended EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) waivers on certain reformulated gasoline, which will make it easier for imports from abroad to make it into our markets," Bush told reporters outside the White House as the powerful hurricane caused flooding on the Texas coast.