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Monday, February 12, 2024
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
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President Biden’s Offshore Drilling Leases Plan Faces Legal Challenges

Feb 12 (Reuters) – Oil and gas companies and environmental groups on Monday filed dueling legal challenges to the Biden

February 12, 2024
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Friday, September 29, 2023
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Energy

US Plans Sharp Reduction in Offshore Oil and Gas Auctions

Sept 29 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a plan to phase down oil and gas auctions in federal waters with the release of

September 29, 2023
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Thursday, September 28, 2023
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Offshore

Record Low Sales Expected in Biden’s 5-Year Oil & Gas Lease Plan

By Jarrett Renshaw and Nichola Groom Sept 28 (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s five-year plan for offshore oil and

September 28, 2023
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Monday, March 13, 2023
Biden Backs $8 Billion Alaska Oil Project at Odds with Climate Agenda
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Biden Backs $8 Billion Alaska Oil Project at Odds with Climate Agenda

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden authorized a giant ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska that environmentalists argue

March 13, 2023
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Alaska Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Attracts Only One Bid
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Alaska Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Attracts Only One Bid

An offshore oil and gas lease sale covering waters off Alaska’s south-central coast generated just one bid. The lease sale, known as the Cook Inlet Oil

January 4, 2023
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Offshore

Biden Administration Announces Next Steps for Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

The Biden Administration has announced the next steps towards holding two offshore oil and gas lease sales—one in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Cook Inlet,

October 20, 2022
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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Offshore

Biden Administration Reinstates Results from 2021 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had reinstated bids from a November 2021 Gulf of Mexico sale

September 14, 2022
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
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Offshore

President Biden’s Oil and Gas Leasing Freeze Reinstated by Court

By Laurel Calkins and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden won temporary permission to once again pause energy leasing on federal lands

August 17, 2022
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
Biden Administration to Issue New Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Proposal By End of June
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Biden Administration to Issue New Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Proposal By End of June

The U.S. Department of the Interior will release its proposal for offshore oil and gas lease sales for the next five years by the end of June, Interior

May 19, 2022
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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Offshore

Biden Administration Scraps Plans for Three Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

May 11 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday said it would scrap three planned sales of offshore oil and gas leases in

May 12, 2022
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Biden Administration’s First Federal Offshore Lease Auction Attracts $190 Million in High Bids
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Biden Administration’s First Federal Offshore Lease Auction Attracts $190 Million in High Bids

U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) holds first offshore oil and gas lease sale of the Biden Administration,

November 17, 2021
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Offshore

Biden Administration’s Gulf Oil Auction to Test Appetite for Offshore Reserves

The Biden Administration will hold its first offshore oil and gas lease sale on Wednesday, but only under a court order to do so. By Jennifer A. Dlouhy

November 17, 2021
Total Views: 449

Thursday, September 2, 2021
Legislation Moves Forward To Block Oil Drilling In Most U.S. Waters
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Legislation Moves Forward To Block Oil Drilling In Most U.S. Waters

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Legislation to block oil drilling in most U.S. waters and Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge edged

September 2, 2021
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Offshore

Biden To Resume Selling Offshore Drilling Rights as Appeal Unfolds

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling against its oil leasing moratorium and deepening government

August 18, 2021
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Monday, August 16, 2021
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Offshore

Biden Admin Appeals Court Decision Blocking Pause on Oil and Gas Leasing

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday challenged a federal judge’s decision in June to block the Interior

August 16, 2021
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Interior Secretary Accused of Defying Ruling to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing
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Interior Secretary Accused of Defying Ruling to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Six weeks after a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to resume selling oil and gas leases on federal

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 2704

Monday, July 12, 2021
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Offshore

Oil Prices Loom Over Biden Bid to Throttle Drilling Lease Sales

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) The Biden administration is preparing to release a blueprint for limiting sales of drilling rights that falls short of the

July 12, 2021
Total Views: 1893

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic
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U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Ban in Arctic, Atlantic

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday confirmed bans on offshore oil leasing in most federal Arctic

April 14, 2021
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