The Biden administration released plans Sept. 29 to hold three auctions of offshore drilling rights over the next five years — part of what it cast as an effort to phase down oil leasing in favor of clean energy.
Author: Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs
US Shipping Rule Waived so Foreign Tanker Can Deliver Fuel
The Biden administration temporarily eased century-old U.S. shipping requirements so a single foreign tanker could transport gasoline and jet fuel to the East Coast, where the Colonial Pipeline outage caused tanks to run dry.
Trump to Pare Biofuel Waivers for Oil Refineries on Court Ruling
The Trump administration has decided to pare exemptions for oil refineries from U.S. requirements to use biofuels in response to a federal court ruling last month, according to two people familiar with the matter.