MMS draws yeas and nays on 5-year planFive-year leasing program for offshore U.S. draws thousands of comments, warnings about America’s future energy needs Ray Tyson Petroleum News Contributing Writer
With the United States facing an energy supply crisis, industry and many coastal communities have lined up in support of keeping or expanding offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters off Alaska and the Lower 48, currently 90 percent closed to drilling.
One notable exception in Alaska is the No....
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