The plan blocks leasing off the Alaskan coast, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Opponents say the White House is ignoring our energy realities and limiting U.S. energy production opportunities.
The Biden administration laid out its offshore oil and gas leasing program for the next five years on Friday morning, with only three Gulf of Mexico lease sales through 2029 — resulting in the fewest offshore oil drilling leases in U.S. history.
The plan is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. It blocks leasing off the Alaskan coast, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Under the terms of a 2022 climate law, the government must offer at least 60 million acres of offshore oil and gas leases in any one-year period before it can offer offshore wind leases. The three oil lease sales are the minimum number that can be legally offered if the Biden administration wants to continue expanding offshore wind development, according to the Associated Press.
“The release of the U.S. offshore leasing program, mandated by law and long overdue, is an utter failure for the country,” Erik Milito, the president of the National Ocean Industries Association, a trade association specializing in offshore energy, said in a press release.
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