COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President Mike Pence is headed to Ohio to headline a fundraiser for the oil-and-gas industry.

Vice President Pence is to appear Friday at the annual meeting of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, a trade association for companies that explore, produce and develop crude oil and natural gas resources within the state. The event is being held at at the Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton in north Columbus.

The appearance comes as President Donald Trump’s administration works to promote rollbacks of environmental and safety rules for the energy sector, which government projections show would deliver billions of dollars in savings to regulated companies.

First Published March 6, 2019, 5:15 a.m.