President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing a 2023 memo from former President Joe Biden that barred oil drilling in some 16 million acres in the Arctic, the White House announced.

US President Donald Trump revoked offshore oil and gas leasing bans that effectively blocked drilling in most US coastal waters as he made sweeping moves his first hours in office to unleash American energy development.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday repealing former President Joe Biden's efforts to block oil drilling in the Arctic and along large areas off the U.S. coasts, according to the White House.

President Donald Trump wants to roll back environmental protections and reversing climate policies put in place by the Biden administration.

President Trump has lifted some of former President Biden’s efforts to restrict oil and gas drilling on public lands and waters — though his move could face court hurdles. Trump’s decision comes as part of a larger executive order that undoes dozens of Biden-era policies.

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump in the first hours of his second term reversed Biden administration orders that restricted oil and gas development in Alaska. Trump signed several executive orders during an inauguration day event at the Capitol One Arena.

On his first day in office, Trump announced that he would spearhead a revolution in the energy sector. His primary focus will be to ease regulations on oil extraction from federal lands. He also anticipates the USA's re-exit from the Paris Climate Agreement.