An oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
The Department of the Interior said Thursday that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had signed an order, “Unleashing American Offshore Energy,” directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to take steps to terminate President Joe Biden’s 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
