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Trump Emergency Move Aims to Cut Approval Times for Energy Projects to 28 Days
The Trump administration on April 23 said it would implement an emergency permitting process for energy and mining projects on federal land.
US Halts Construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind Project Offshore NY
In a post on X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said construction activity is being stopped “until further review of information that suggests the Biden administration rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis.”
US Will No Longer Require Green Analysis on Thousands of Oil, Gas Leases
The U.S. said on April 10 it will no longer require an environmental impact statement for thousands of oil and gas leases across the U.S.
Burgum: Feds ‘Will Step In’ to Build Marcellus-to-New England Pipeline
Trump administration officials want to greenlight a pipeline to carry Marcellus Shale gas from Pennsylvania into New England states, says U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Hamm: Interior, DOE Leadership is a ‘Dream Team’
Harold Hamm, U.S. energy policy influencer and founder of wildcatter Continental Resources, said his top choices of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and newly confirmed Energy Secretary Chris Wright will be a “dream team of unimaginable proportions.”
BLM Sets Aside Land for Solar Project Review in Utah
The project proposed for development by Hanwha Energy Corp.’s 174 Power Global could generate an estimated 600 megawatts of solar electricity.
Biden Administration Criticized for Limits to Arctic Oil, Gas Drilling
The Bureau of Land Management is limiting new oil and gas leasing in the Arctic and also shut down a road proposal for industrial mining purposes.
US Eyes Central Atlantic Wind Lease Sale
The proposed wind lease sale includes acreage offshore Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Orphaned Wells: The Forgotten Problem
Methane emissions can be patched when the oil and gas industry knows where they originate, but sealing some orphan wells can be a cross between a scavenger hunt and a detective story.
US Interior Department Proposes Modernization of Oil, Gas Leasing on Public Lands
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s rule changes would improve responsible stewardship of America’s lands and better protect cultural and natural resources.