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The approval of Conoco-Phillips big Willow drilling project by the Bureau of Land Management will allow three drill sites including up to 199 total wells.

Biden OKs controversial, huge Willow oil drilling in Alaska from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT

By MATTHEW DALY and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press

The project has been criticized heavily by climate activists, who say the president's decision to allow it to proceed jeopardizes his environmental legacy.

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration said Monday that it is approving the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaskas petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation that it flies in the face of the Democratic presidents pledges to slow climate change.

The announcement comes a day after the administration said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.

The Willow project could produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil a day and generate billions of dollars in royalties and tax revenues, ConocoPhillips said

The Biden administration is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope

The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major climate move by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation from environmentalists who said it flies in the face of the Democratic president's pledges.

The move has been criticised by environmentalists.