Burgum, in his new role, will oversee a panel that crosses all executive branch agencies involved in energy permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation and transportation.

President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he was creating a National Energy Council to coordinate policies to boost U.S. energy production that will be led by his pick for interior secretary, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.

President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Doug Burgum to lead the Department of the Interior and a newly created National Energy Council, giving the North Dakota governor significant influence over the incoming administration’s efforts to boost domestic oil and gas production.