A Firm Commitment to Energy Dominance Requires a Commitment to Offshore Production

WASHINGTON DC (10/30/2025) – A recent Politico report highlights that many elected officials who champion strong energy production oppose offshore drilling when it could impact their own state’s coastlines.

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

“The federal government manages a mineral estate of 1.76 billion acres offshore, most of which remains off limits to energy production. Our elected leaders need to stop selectively endorsing domestic production. American energy security must be embraced fully, not only when it occurs on someone else’s doorstep. U.S. offshore waters are part of the American energy portfolio, and many of the Members now seeking to stop development off the shores of their home states voted for this when they voted for the Big Beautiful Bill. Our country deserves a coherent domestic energy strategy driven by facts, and by the belief in American energy exceptionalism, not by coastal opposition to projects in one’s own backyard.”

AEA Experts Available For Interview On This Topic:

• Tom J. Pyle, President
• Kenny Stein, Vice President of Policy

Additional Background Resources From AEA:

• IER: 2024 North American Energy Inventory
• 200 Actions the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Have Taken to Unleash Our Energy Potential
• What The One Big Beautiful Bill Means for American Energy

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