American Energy Alliance: Biden ‘Raises Energy Prices Intentionally’ – ‘Interior Dept cancelled the 7 remaining oil & gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge’

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09/07/2023

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WASHINGTON DC (09/07/2023) – Despite rising gasoline prices, the Department of Interior cancelled the seven remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), estimated to hold over 10 billion barrels of oil. The leases were awarded to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the state-owned economic development agency, in 2021 under President Trump. Additionally, the Administration will no longer allow new lease sales in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A).

AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) also released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) used as the basis for canceling the lease. The SEIS will have a 45-day public comment period.

After publication in the Federal Register, the NRP-A rule will have a 60-day public comment period.

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