(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday unveiled a comprehensive schedule to hold more than 30 offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet over the next 15 years.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The plan fulfills a directive in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed last month, and is aligned with his administration’s energy dominance agenda to boost domestic fossil fuel production.

The schedule marks a significant departure from former President Joe Biden, whose administration had planned for a historically small number of drilling rights auctions as part of its efforts to address climate change.

KEY QUOTE

“The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a landmark step toward unleashing America’s energy potential,” Interior Secretary Doug

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