Biden Administration , Facing Dilemma Over, Large Alaska Oil Project .<br />Biden Administration , Facing Dilemma Over, Large Alaska Oil Project .<br />'The Independent' reports that <br />the Biden administration is considering <br />approval of a major oil project in Alaska. .<br />According to supporters of the oil project on Alaska's <br />petroleum-rich North Slope, approval would provide <br />an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities. .<br />Meanwhile, opposition to the project, including <br />environmentalists, claim that the project would <br />undermine President Joe Biden's avowed climate goals.<br />Meanwhile, opposition to the project, including <br />environmentalists, claim that the project would <br />undermine President Joe Biden's avowed climate goals.<br />A decision on ConocoPhillips <br />Alaska's Willow project is reportedly <br />expected as early as March.<br />A decision on ConocoPhillips <br />Alaska's Willow project is reportedly <br />expected as early as March.<br />According to the company, the project could <br />produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day from <br />the federal oil reserve roughly the size of Indiana.<br />Alaska Republican Senator Dan Sullivan said <br />the development of the Willow project could be , “one of the biggest, most important resource <br />development projects in our state’s history.”.<br />Currently, an average of about <br />499,700 barrels of oil flow through <br />the trans-Alaska pipeline every day. .<br />At its peak in the late-1980s, <br />the pipeline carried approximately <br />2.1 million barrels a day.<br />'The Independent' reports that the number of new <br />drilling permits issued to companies with federal <br />leases spiked during Biden's first year in office.<br />At the time, officials said they were working through <br />a backlog of applications from the Trump administration, <br />however, environmentalists claim Biden has done too little. .<br />At the time, officials said they were working through <br />a backlog of applications from the Trump administration, <br />however, environmentalists claim Biden has done too little.
