BLM Moves to Fast-Track Oil Permits in Alaska Petroleum Reserve
The proposal would replace case-by-case reviews with a single environmental study and require decisions on covered permits within 60 days, officials said.
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Trump team to fast-track Alaska oil drilling approvals
The Trump administration is seeking to speed up approval times for oil and gas drilling in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve after nine companies bought tracts there this year and want to move forward with their investments.
Trump administration moves to fast-track oil drilling approvals in Alaska
BLM Moves to Fast-Track Oil Permits in Alaska Petroleum Reserve
The Bureau of Land Management wants to cut the permitting time for some oil and gas projects in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to as little as 60 days, according to a Friday press release. The proposed rule would replace separate case-by-case reviews for qualifying production sites with a standardized process covering common, repeatable activities that BLM says have already been studied extensively. Rights-of-way and some drilling permit ap…
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KPVIFeds seek to ‘streamline’ Arctic oil permitting, ending environment studies of individual projects
The Trump administration on Friday moved to exempt oil projects in federal territory on the west side of the North Slope from environmental reviews that have been standard for decades. An industry-initiated proposed rule announced by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management would eliminate the need for review of individual development projects in the National […]
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