The ban, announced on Wednesday, cancels seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and prevents drilling on more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
The Biden administration has annouced a ban on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
“There’s little power to drill, pipeline to carry the crude oil, roads and everything needed basically to drill for oil,” he told CNN.
The ban on drilling in the region would “not at all” hurt consumers in the future, De Haan said.
Meanwhile, extreme summer heat has prevented many US refineries from operating at full capacity, leading to elevated gas prices throughout the peak driving season.
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