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Biden Admin Quietly Authorizes Largest Oil Lease Sale In US History Despite Campaign Promise
[DailyCaller] The Biden administration auctioned off over 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling Wednesday despite a campaign promise to ban new oil and gas leasing, the Boston Globe reported.The auction is the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in the United States, according to the Boston Globe. The new leases will produce 1.1 billion barrels of oil and 4.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, according to a Department of the Interior estimate, the Globe reported. Related: Oil and gas lease: 2021-11-06 Energy Secretary Granholm laughs off notion of boosting US oil production: 'That is hilarious' Oil and gas lease: 2021-06-16 Federal judge blocks Biden's ban on leases for drilling on public lands Oil and gas lease: 2021-02-02 Texas Governor Orders Agencies to Sue Biden Administration for Climate Actions That ‘Kill Jobs’ Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2021-11-22 |
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