Washington Post | The Trump administration just approved a plan to drill for oil in Alaska's federal waters. It's a major first. Washington Post Interior Department officials announced their approval Wednesday of a company's plan to drill for oil six miles off the Alaskan coast in the shallow waters of the Beaufort Sea. If the development by Hilcorp Energy moves forward, it would be the first ... Trump admin approves Arctic offshore oil drilling project off Alaska's coast Trump administration approves 1st oil and gas production facility in federal Arctic waters Interior Department approves oil and gas facility in Alaska federal waters |