Revoked Federal Offshore Energy Drilling Restrictions
Executive Order 13795, signed April 28, 2017, revoked the previous administration's offshore drilling moratoriums and directed the Department of Interior to review and open federal waters to oil and gas leasing. The order eliminated restrictions on energy development in U.S. coastal waters, including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. The direct effect was the expansion of federal lease sales for oil and gas extraction in previously protected marine areas.