Reuters | US to speed approval for oil, gas exploration on federal land Reuters WASHINGTON U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday signed an order to hold more lease sales and to speed up approving permits to explore for oil and gas on federal land, a process he said got bogged down under former President Barack Obama. Order: Faster, more efficient oil, gas drilling on US lands Interior Secretary Zinke orders more lease sales, faster permitting for oil, gas on federal lands Interior Secretary Zinke Expedites Process for Oil, Gas Exploration on Federal Land |