
America’s Energy Policy at ‘Critical Point’ After Biden Admin Sells Last Offshore Lease Sale for Years: NOIA
Published on December 20, 2023
An offshore industry group has warned that America’s energy policy is now at a “critical point” because Wednesday’s conclusion of an offshore lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico marks the final lease sale until at least 2025 amid the Biden administration’s war on fossil fuels. Following a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that required the Biden administration to include lease blocks that were previously excluded due to potential impacts to whale populations in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Dec. 20 held the Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale 261....
