Interior submits ‘restrictive’ offshore drilling plan with no lease sales in 2024

Published September 29, 2023 1:09pm ET




The Interior Department will hold just three offshore oil and gas lease sales between 2023 and 2029, according to its new five-year plan published Friday, a long-awaited proposal that is almost certain to be met with sharp criticism from Republicans and industry groups.

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