The Interior Department, through the Bureau of Land Management, has withdrawn three policy documents that were intended to block energy production at Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.

The move eliminates restrictions set up by the government’s use of “special area management” policies, which the Trump administration said lacked a legal basis, hampered economic development, ignored the voices of Alaska residents who want to promote oil and gas development, and put a barrier up around “vital domestic energy resources.”

“Alaska’s resource potential has been held hostage for years by anti-development ideologues,” said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. “The Trump administration is delivering certainty for industry, opportunity for Alaskans and real energy security for the American people.” Burgum added that the administration is committed to utilizing America’s resources for the benefit of the country and national security.

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