“ President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing a proposal that could open nearly all of the U.S. coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling. Source: Bloomberg agency with reference to the project of relevant documents of the US Department of the Interior Details: According to the document, the draft of the new five-year plan for the sale of oil licenses (for the period from 2026 to 2031) provides for the holding of auctions for the right to production in the waters along the east and west coasts of the USA, around Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is noteworthy that the plan even includes waters in the southeastern United States, which Trump himself promised to protect from drilling during his election campaign five years ago, meeting Republican allies concerned about possible pollution of beaches and damage to the tourism industry. If approved, the project would replace the much more modest program of the Joe Biden administration, which called for only three auctions between 2024 and 2029. A spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs declined to comment on the details, but said that “there is a national energy emergency, and all options for dealing with this crisis and winning the artificial intelligence race against China are on the table.” “President Trump is ignoring the bipartisan voices of communities, business leaders and elected officials across the country who oppose the expansion of offshore drilling,” said Joseph Gordon, campaign director for the conservation group Oceana. At the same time, the oil business itself shows a restrained interest in the exploration of new fields outside the Gulf of Mexico. The companies face not only political opposition but also geological risks, as relatively little is known about potential oil deposits along the east coast, with most data dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. The plan has already run into resistance from states. According to the documents, eight East Coast states, including New York, Maryland and both Carolinas, have openly opposed it. The governments of California, Oregon and Washington on the West Coast have also united in opposing Trump’s plans. Background: In the first hours of his second presidential term, Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Climate Agreement. At the time, the White House announced a series of changes, including rolling back the Biden administration’s climate initiatives, cutting investments in clean energy, ending incentives for electric vehicles, and expanding oil and gas production. In his inaugural speech, Trump emphasized that the US would usher in a new era of oil and gas exploration: “We’re going to drill, baby, drill,” he said.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Bloomberg agency with reference to the project of relevant documents of the US Ministry of Internal Affairs
Details: According to the document, the draft of the new five-year plan for the sale of oil licenses (for the period from 2026 to 2031) provides for the holding of auctions for the right to production in waters along the east and west coasts of the United States, around Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is noteworthy that the plan even includes waters in the southeastern United States, which Trump himself promised to protect from drilling during his election campaign five years ago, meeting Republican allies concerned about possible pollution of beaches and damage to the tourism industry.
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If approved, the project would replace the much more modest program of the Joe Biden administration, which called for only three auctions between 2024 and 2029.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs declined to comment on the details, but said that “there is a national energy emergency, and all options for dealing with this crisis and winning the artificial intelligence race against China are on the table.”
“President Trump is ignoring the bipartisan voices of communities, business leaders and elected officials across the country who oppose the expansion of offshore drilling,” said Joseph Gordon, campaign director for the conservation group Oceana.
At the same time, the oil business itself shows a restrained interest in the exploration of new fields outside the Gulf of Mexico. The companies face not only political opposition but also geological risks, as relatively little is known about potential oil deposits along the east coast, with most data dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
The plan has already run into resistance from states. According to the documents, eight East Coast states, including New York, Maryland and both Carolinas, have openly opposed it. The governments of California, Oregon and Washington on the West Coast have also united in opposing Trump’s plans.
Prehistory:
- In the first hours of his second presidential term, Donald Trump signed a decree on withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
- At the time, the White House announced a series of changes, including rolling back the Biden administration’s climate initiatives, cutting investments in clean energy, ending incentives for electric vehicles, and expanding oil and gas production.
- In his inaugural speech, Trump emphasized that the US would usher in a new era of oil and gas exploration: “We’re going to drill, baby, drill,” he said.