Global crude prices fell sharply Friday amid a stronger U.S. dollar and investor concern that President Donald Trump's decision to leave the Paris Accord on climate change could spark increased drilling and production rates from American oil companies. Today we are jump-starting Alaska energy and putting US on track for American Energy Dominance. This order makes #Alaska open for business!," said U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on his verified Twitter account after signing an order that could potentially increase oil drilling on the coastal region of the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge, known as "1002 area", and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the largest federally-controlled block of land in the United States.
Submitted June 02, 2017 at 06:29AM by MartEden http://ift.tt/2ryvaUP
