Biden Administration Restricts Oil & Gas Leasing in Alaska's Petroleum Reserve

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict about 13.3 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) from new oil and gas leasing. The move is aimed at protecting native communities and wildlife in the region, said the Department of the Interior, but oil and gas interest groups and Republican lawmakers decried the action as wrong-headed.