Trump extends drilling moratorium to North Carolina offshore

Oil & Gas Journal: President Trump extended a drilling moratorium to federal waters off the coast of North Carolina with a decision issued Sept. 25 under authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

The moratorium will run 10 years, from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2032. It is an extension of a moratorium covering the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

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