The Trump administration said Thursday it would roll back several major regulations meant to safeguard offshore drilling rigs, ending a bevy of safety measures put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Interior Department announced the newly revised Well Control Rule as part of President Donald Trump s effort to expand offshore drilling and U.S. energy dominance . Under the rules, oil companies will be required to safety test devices meant to stop leaks for only 5 minutes every 21 days, far less frequently than in the past. The plan will also end mandatory reporting of some of those tests to the Interior Department.

Todays final rule puts safety first, both public and environmental safety, in a common sense way, newly confirmed Interior Secretary David Bernhard said in a statement Thursday . Incorporating the best available science, best practices and technological innovations of the past decade, the rule eliminates unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining safety and environmental protection offshore.

The changes are expected to save the oil industry more than $824 million over the next 10 years. They will go into effect 60 days after they are published in the Federal Register , which should happen within the next week, according to The New York Times.

Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist who faced a tough confirmation battle over his coziness with the fossil fuel industry, noted the new policies were part of Trumps effort to make America an energy production leader resulting in greater security and economic prosperity.

The changes prompted an immediate outcry from environmental groups who worry they would open the door to yet another disaster like Deepwater Horizon.

The well control rule was one of the most important actions we took, as a nation, in response to the BP-style disaster at sea, Bob Deans , the director of strategic engagement at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement. If the Trump administrations final rule weakens these protections, as its proposed changes did, it will put our workers, waters and wildlife at needless risk. Thats irresponsible, reckless and wrong.