On December 5, local time, the White House issued a statement saying that US President Trump signed a resolution previously passed by the Senate on the same day, making it into law to lift drilling restrictions in part of Alaska's Northern Slope National Petroleum Reserve. According to reports, these restrictions were originally intended to protect environmentally sensitive areas from damage caused by oil and gas drilling. The Alaska National Petroleum Reserve covers an area of about 23.5 million acres and is located west of the Prudor Bay oil field in Alaska.

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On December 5, local time, the White House issued a statement saying that US President Trump signed a resolution previously passed by the Senate on the same day, making it into law to lift drilling restrictions in part of Alaska's Northern Slope National Petroleum Reserve. According to reports, these restrictions were originally intended to protect environmentally sensitive areas from damage caused by oil and gas drilling. The Alaska National Petroleum Reserve covers an area of about 23.5 million acres and is located west of the Prudor Bay oil field in Alaska.