Biden Admin Unveils Record-Low Final Offshore Drilling Plan, Industry Calls Foul

Biden’s offshore wind projects can’t happen without new oil and gas leases.
Biden Admin Unveils Record-Low Final Offshore Drilling Plan, Industry Calls Foul
In this aerial image from a drone, tug boats tow the semi-submersible drilling platform Noble Danny Adkins through the Port Aransas Channel into the Gulf of Mexico in Port Aransas, Texas, on Dec. 12, 2020. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
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The Biden administration on Friday disclosed its final offshore oil and gas leasing plan for the next five years with the “fewest oil and gas lease sales in history,” which the industry says fails to meet America’s growing energy needs and puts its energy security at risk.

The plan, mandated by President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), imposes significant restrictions on offshore oil and gas lease sales as part of the administration’s commitment to its climate agenda.

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