The US will continue to permit some oil and gas operations even if a government shutdown that began on Wednesday still lingers, according to statements and plans from federal agencies.
The federal government ground to a halt as funding lapsed while Republicans and Democrats fought over spending plans, particularly subsidies for health care coverage, Reuters reported.
In a statement, the Department of the Interior (DoI) said it will continue to push oil and gas permits forward as part of President Donald Trump’s drive for greater domestic production. The agency will also keep federal public parks open and will maintain active law enforcement and wildfire protection units in those spaces.
DoI oversees management of public lands and federal waters across the US. It has three bureaus that help with that effort: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for onshore operations, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) for offshore activities.
BLM plans
BLM, which manages 245 million acres of public land and 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate in the US, will continue permitting and inspections for oil and gas operations, according to a shutdown contingency plan published by the agency.
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