US President Donald Trump has extended the stop of offshore oil production on the coast of the US state Florida. Trump today extended the ban on granting new drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, which had previously been in force until mid-2022, by ten years. He also extended the stop to the Atlantic coast of Florida and the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
Although the Trump administration had promised easing offshore restrictions early in its term in office, it later abandoned these considerations. There is strong resistance to offshore oil production in Florida.
Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are going head-to-head in the US presidential election campaign in Florida, according to recent polls. With its 29 electoral votes, the state can become decisive in the election. To win, a candidate must have 270 voters. The total of 538 electorates must vote according to the results in their states.
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