US DOE closes first oil and gas production loan under revamped program

The U.S. Department of Energy closed a $480 million loan to modernize 22 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first completed loan under its revamped energy financing program for oil and gas production. This marks a policy shift, as the DOE historically focused on clean energy loans, and signals federal support for domestic fossil fuel infrastructure. The move could boost Gulf of Mexico output and has implications for U.S. energy policy and market supply.

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