This is reported by Bloomberg, citing two sources.

The material says that ConocoPhillips will be allowed to drill at the Willow field.

Its reserves are estimated at 600 million barrels.

At the same time, environmentalists oppose this, according to which the development of the field will be accompanied by the release of 280 million tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Earlier, the US Department of the Treasury privately appealed to the largest commodity traders with an appeal not to avoid deals with oil supplies from Russia, which is traded with a set price limit.