Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers | No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska’s Cook Inlet

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halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s almost like the current supply is enough for the demand. Drilling doesn’t help if they aren’t able to refine and sell it.

The US already produces more than we need. This isn’t the 19670s anymore.

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