Biden blocks 16 million acres of federal land and water in Alaska from future oil drilling

[mystery-ak]

Biden blocks 16 million acres of federal land and water in Alaska from future oil drilling
Tom Tillison

In what appears to be an effort to appease eco-warriors, the Biden administration announced late Sunday that it is indefinitely blocking 16 million acres of federal land and water in Alaska from future oil drilling.

The move comes ahead of an expected announcement Monday of the approval for three of five drilling sites for the Willow Project, a 30-year-old oil project proposed by energy company ConocoPhillips, according to Fox News.

“The Department of Interior (DOI) said it had initiated a rulemaking process to ‘establish maximum protection’ for 13 million acres of land across the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR), an area in North Slope Borough, Alaska, set aside by Congress for resource development,” the network reported. “In addition, President Biden ordered an additional 2.8 million of acres to be withdrawn from oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Alaska.”

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[Smokin Joe]

But the lack of new production is all the oil companies' fault.

Yeah, right.

[christian]

Biden further tightens the energy noose around Americas energy, forcing energy dependency on America and ensuring an energy crisis that democrats can exploit in the near future.  Fools forced this commie/socialist never ending crisis dependency.
Now who does that benefit?  Communists and radical Islam or America-Americans?
Infiltrating enemies have over thrown our government.
 

[Fishrrman]

Title:
"Biden blocks 16 million acres of federal land and water in Alaska from future oil drilling"

"Fishrrman's law of energy resources":
Any and all energy resources will eventually be used when needed.
The only variable is how badly the need becomes to extract and use them.

[mountaineer]

Biden Is Trying To Have It Both Ways On Arctic Drilling
President Joe Biden paired his approval of Alaska’s Willow Project with a preemptive ban on extraction for nearly 16 million acres.
By: Tristan Justice
March 14, 2023

President Joe Biden is trying to have it both ways on fossil fuels.

On Monday, the president gave the official green light for the ConocoPhillips Willow Project to move forward in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The decision to approve the major oil and gas project promises up to 2,500 new jobs to the rural region during construction and another 300 positions permanently. The $8 billion project will also allow up to 180,000 barrels of oil to flow down the Trans-Alaska pipeline daily.

The decision triggered a public-relations crisis for a White House beholden to radical environmentalists who are hellbent on blocking any and all development. Even though just 3 out of 5 drilling sites were approved with bipartisan support, left-wing activists condemned the administration for igniting a “carbon bomb.” Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., called Biden’s approval a “betrayal.” Other Democrats including West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola celebrated the project’s chance to move forward.

To make amends with the disgruntled base, the president timed Monday’s decision with the announcement that the rest of the Arctic would be cut off from future development indefinitely.  ...

The Federalist

[christian]

Easy enough to see, Biden opens oil that will be available to be used decades down the road, and easy to be shut down any time from now to then.  Joe closes oil that can be used in the now, but promises oil in the future, to take some of the heat off of Joe NOW!
The manipulation of the clueless, the devil is in the details.  You can't tell if your steadfast denial clueless!