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White House outlines priorities on oil and gas, offshore carbon storage

September 8, 2025 — The White House’s regulatory agenda landed Thursday, solidifying plans for rules that could boost the oil and gas industry and laying out a timeline for offshore carbon storage regulations.

The spring Unified Agenda offers the latest look at the Trump administration’s efforts to expand domestic energy production — while not providing a deadline for standards for carbon dioxide pipelines.

During the first seven-plus months of the Trump administration, officials have focused on jettisoning initiatives advanced under former President Joe Biden that sought to impose more requirements on fossil fuel businesses.

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US delays rule on Gulf of Mexico whale protections by two years

July 15, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice’s whale in the oil and gas drilling region of the Gulf of Mexico, according to an agreement with environmental groups filed in a federal court.

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries Service agreed with green group Natural Resources Defense Council to finalize by July 15, 2027 the geographic area deemed critical for the Rice’s whale survival. The previous deadline had been Tuesday, July 15, of this year.

The agreement filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on July 3 was seen by Reuters on Monday.

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Top oil trade group warns court order could shut down Gulf of Mexico production

September 10, 2024 — The American Petroleum Institute, the largest oil trade group in the United States, is warning that a court order issued last month could shut down all oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

The oil industry group sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Friday, saying that the decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland could put the country’s “economic security in jeopardy.”

It comes just weeks after the district court ruled in favor of a number of environmental groups that filed a lawsuit after the National Marine Fisheries Service issued its 2020 Biological Opinion on offshore oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Read the full article at The Washington Examiner