Biden promises ‘no more drilling’ before elections

President Joe Biden is boasting no new drilling in the final days of a midterm campaign cycle in which high energy prices and his policies have been a top issue.

Although the rate of new oil and gas leasing under Biden has slowed compared to previous administrations, leasing and drilling have both continued, and at one point in 2021, the government was approving drilling permit applications at rates faster than some months during the Trump administration.