Offshore Drilling

The Trump administration has said a recent executive order banning offshore drilling that included North Carolina has no legal effect on current…

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis says President Donald Trump has told him North Carolina will be included in a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling. The Trump…

Gov. Roy Cooper is making another plea to President Donald Trump to include North Carolina in a ban on offshore drilling. Two weeks ago, President Trump…

An oil and gas exploration company has withdrawn its application for a permit to conduct seismic testing off the North Carolina coast. Houston-based…

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum to his interior secretary Tuesday that exempts the Atlantic coasts of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia - but…

North Carolina is appealing a federal decision to allow offshore seismic testing in advance of potential drilling for oil and gas. Last year, the state…

Preparatory work for offshore drilling shouldn't be halted while a lawsuit challenging the practice moves through the court, according to papers filed Monday by attorneys for the Trump administration.

The federal government's only scheduled public meeting in North Carolina today to discuss expanding oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast and in…

Governor Roy Cooper is asking the Trump administration to exempt North Carolina from a plan to open more coastal waters to offshore oil drilling. The…