Event Brief
Oct 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM ET
Trump invokes defense law to support oil activities
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President Donald Trump determined on Thursday that petroleum production, refining and related activities are essential to national defense. In a presidential memo, he invoked part of the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, allowing financial incentives for oil-related activities, pipelines and liquid-fuel storage. The move could open federal funding for fossil-fuel projects.
WHO: U.S. President Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump determined that petroleum production, refining and related activities are essential to national defense and invoked part of the Defense Production Act.
WHEN: Oct 22, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump said petroleum production, refining and related activities are essential to national defense.
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