Eni US will become the first energy company allowed to explore for oil in federal waters off Alaska since 2015 after the Trump administration this week approved a drilling plan on leases the company has been sitting on for 10 years. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved the drilling plan of Eni US, a unit of Italy’s Eni on Wednesday as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to boost oil and gas drilling and make the country “energy dominant.” The approval is conditional on Eni getting other state and federal permits, which in past cases are generally granted once BOEM gives the green light. “We know there are vast oil and gas resources under the Beaufort Sea, and we look forward to working […]