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E&E News
21-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
Interior official backs House offshore drilling bills
House Republicans were full of praise at a hearing Tuesday for two bills that would encourage more offshore drilling, while Democrats decried environmental impacts. The Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources discussed H.R. 513, the 'Offshore Lands Authorities Act,' and H.R. 2556, the 'Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement (CORE) Act,' both of which pave the way for expanded drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf. Walter Cruickshank, the deputy director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, testified in favor of the two bills. Advertisement 'Offshore energy development is a vital component of U.S. national security and a critical driver of American prosperity,' Cruickshank said.
E&E News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
Natural Resources looks to advance trove of bills
Several House Natural Resources subcommittees will hold hearings this week on legislation dealing with energy, forest management, water and other issues. The committee is ramping up its activity after passing its portion of the Republicans' budget reconciliation package, which would encourage more drilling and mining, and accelerated permitting. The Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee will consider H.R. 513, the 'Offshore Lands Authorities Act,' by Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), which would overturn former President Joe Biden's ban on new offshore drilling in about 625 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf. Advertisement The executive order creating the withdrawal, signed in the waning days of the Biden administration, has been panned by Republicans on Capitol Hill but lauded by Democrats and greens.
