Yesterday the Department of the Interior presented the ordinance "Unleashing American Offshore Energy" which aims to to significantly increase offshore oil production and replacing the "National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program" for the period 2024-2029 defined by the administration of the previous president Joe Biden with a new eleventh program for the exploitation of offshore oil and gas fields in the period 2026-2031. The new plan - underlined the US Department - reflects "the Trump administration's continued commitment to restore American energy dominance by replacing the most Limited offshore concession plan ever published by an administration with one that fully responds to the growing energy needs of the nation".

The new program presented yesterday by the DOI includes up to 34 potential offshore concession sales in 21 of the 27 areas of the outer continental shelf covering about 514 million hectares, including 21 areas off Alaska, seven in the Gulf of Mexico and you are along the Pacific coast.

"Offshore oil and gas production - he highlighted the Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, presenting the new program - it doesn't happen overnight. It takes years of planning, investing and hard work before the barrels reach the market. The Biden administration has put the brakes on offshore oil and gas concessions and has long paralyzed the flow of American offshore production. Proceeding with the development of a solid and forward-looking concession plan, We ensure that the American offshore industry continues to be that our workers continue to be employed and that our nation maintains its energy supremacy for the decades to come". 'Offshore oil production and requires a long-term vision, a constant policy and the confidence of companies in investing in American energy", added Jarrod Agen, executive director of National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), the new government office established in February by Donald Trump with the aim of advising the presidency on measures to increase energy production and ensure American energy dominance. "For years - he underlined Agen - this trust has been weakened by the failed concession policies of the Biden administration. By reintroducing a real concession plan, we are restoring energy security, safeguard the jobs of and strengthening the country's capacity to to be a leader in the energy sector for the coming decades".

Announcing the new ordinance, the DOI recalled that the first Last September, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management administered 2,073 active offshore oil and gas concessions, which cover about 4.5 million hectares, and that offshore production it accounts for about 15% of national oil production. In addition, the Department recalled that it is estimated that the outer continental shelf contains approximately 68.8 billion barrels of oil and 229 trillion cubic feet of natural gas yet to be discovered.