Oil gas permits jump 55% under Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ energy agenda

New Interior Department data shows a nearly 55% increase in oil and gas drilling permits approved on public lands since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last January, a rise that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says contributes to lower domestic energy costs and U.S. energy competitiveness abroad.

“President Trump promised to ‘drill, baby, drill,’ and his policy of increasing abundant energy supplies and creating energy dominance for America achieves the goals of lowering inflation, bringing prosperity to Americans, and creating peace abroad,” Burgum said Wednesday on “Morning with Maria.”

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management approved 5,742 permits for prospecting on public lands over a period of about a year, according to the agency’s latest data — a significant increase from the same period under the previous administration.

Burgum said the administration’s energy dominance agenda has had far-reaching effects, from reducing everyday costs for American families, including food, clothing and gas, to enhancing US influence on the world stage.

“President Trump [is] “Break the back of inflation,” Burgum said.

“But the abundance of energy has allowed us to take action, whether it’s eliminating Iran’s nuclear capability or arresting Maduro, all of these things are possible because of President Trump’s energy abundance and energy dominance agenda.”

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President Trump pledged during his 2024 election campaign to unleash American energy production and repeatedly criticized the Biden administration’s energy policies as restrictive and inflationary.

President Donald Trump waves his fist as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey on June 21, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Last month, a coalition of conservative groups representing the energy industry hailed a list of regulatory and fiscal “victories” under Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright, including cutting green subsidies, restarting nuclear development and more.

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Fox News Digital’s Alec Shimel contributed to this report.