[Global Network Reporter Jiang Ailing] According to Bloomberg News, according to documents reviewed by the media, the Trump administration is preparing to propose a proposal to open almost all U.S. coastal waters for new offshore oil drilling-although the move was opposed by governors of many states and was contrary to Trump's previous actions to close some sea areas.

Bloomberg said it obtained the content of the proposal drafted by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the preliminary plan covers the offshore waters of the southeastern United States. Five years ago, Trump tried to close the area during his re-election campaign, a move that was seen as a way to appease Republican allies worried about the spill polluting beaches and damaging the local tourism economy.

It is unclear whether the draft has been submitted to Trump himself for approval, according to the report.

A spokesman for the U.S. Department of the Interior said that the agency would not comment on the information under consideration, but added that "it is clear that the country is facing an energy emergency, and in response to the crisis and in the artificial intelligence race with China, all options are under consideration to win."

The report mentioned that although the final version may be reduced, the preliminary draft shows that the U.S. government is considering significantly expanding the scope of available oil and gas leases, including areas that environmentalists believe are extremely ecologically sensitive.

In February this year, Trump announced that he would lift the ban on 625 million acres of U.S. offshore drilling issued during the Biden administration. The Biden administration previously argued that the environmental economic risks and harms that drilling in these areas could pose exceed its limited fossil fuel resource potential.