美国将启动为期45天的公众咨询期，就一项新的五年期海上油气勘探租赁计划收集反馈意见。讨论结果将决定美国外大陆架资源开发的长期规划。
据路透社报道，该计划可能包括在北极地区开辟新的钻探区。
前总统唐纳德·特朗普指示联邦机构设法提高美国石油和天然气产量（目前产量已达历史高位），并称前几届政府不必要地限制了钻探活动。特朗普还推翻了前总统乔·拜登阻止在北极以及大西洋和太平洋沿岸进行石油钻探的努力。
美国内政部下属的海洋能源管理局（BOEM）最近被授权监管北极高纬度地区的新领土。此外，外大陆架其他区域的边界正在审查中，这些区域未来可能开放用于石油和天然气租赁。
重要的是，拜登政府计划在墨西哥湾举行的钻探拍卖将继续有效。
据美国内政部称，海上租赁产量目前约占美国原油总产量的14% 。
The United States will launch a 45-day public consultation period to gather feedback on a new five-year leasing program for offshore oil and gas exploration. The results of the discussions will shape a long-term plan for resource development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
According to Reuters, the program could potentially include new drilling zones in the Arctic.
Former President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to find ways to increase U.S. oil and gas production — already at record highs — arguing that previous administrations unnecessarily limited drilling activity. Trump has also overturned efforts by former President Joe Biden to block oil drilling in the Arctic, as well as along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has recently been granted oversight of new Arctic territories in higher latitudes. Additionally, the boundaries of other areas of the Outer Continental Shelf are being reviewed, with a likelihood that these zones will be opened to future oil and gas leasing.
Importantly, drilling auctions in the Gulf of Mexico, scheduled under the Biden administration, will remain in effect.
According to the Department of the Interior, offshore lease production currently accounts for about 14% of total U.S. crude oil output.
