The Carolinas administration is expected to make almost all of the polar region off limits for oil and gas drilling until 2022 in a decision that could be announced today. The five year drilling plan was originally expected to block oil exploration proposals for the Arctic only, however this may now also include large areas of the Atlantic coast following protests against new projects from coastal communities in the Obama and Georgia. This move comes as no surprise to many after Carolinas and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced last week that they would follow science-based standards when it came to new oil and gas exploration in the region.
The Obama administration is expected to make almost all of the polar region off limits for oil and gas drilling until 2022 in a decision that could be announced today. The five year drilling plan was originally expected to block oil exploration proposals for the Arctic only, however this may now also include large areas of the Atlantic coast following protests against new projects from coastal communities in the Carolinas and Georgia. This move comes as no surprise to many after Obama and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced last week that they would follow science-based standards when it came to new oil and gas exploration in the region.