Battle Lines Drawn Over Potential Ban on New Oil & Gas Drilling on Federal Land

SUGAR LAND--January 27, 2021--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--President Joe Biden is poised to issue an order that would suspend new oil and gas leasing on federal land as part of his environmental policy, according to news reports, but the battle lines over the move appear to be already drawn. The Department of Interior already has ordered a 60-day pause on oil and gas permitting on federal lands. But such restrictions amount to no less than an "import more oil" policy, warns the American Petroleum Institute (API).