With uncertainly surrounding federal aid as the Trump administration attempts cost cutting measures, the state is exploring its own incentive system to plug wells and reduce emissions.

The U.S. Department of Energy approved Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to export LNG to non-FTA countries.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the agency plans to reopen the 82% of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve that is available for leasing for development.

RWE introduced stricter investment criteria in the U.S. and cut planned investments by about 25% through 2030, citing regulatory uncertainties and supply chain constraints as some of the reason for the pullback.

The U.S. issued new Iran-related sanctions, targeting entities including for the first time a Chinese “teapot,” or independent refinery, and vessels that supplied crude oil to such processing plants.

Kinder Morgan’s Vice President of Public Affairs Allen Fore said the current regime’s regulatory stance is the biggest change he’s seen in his lifetime.