US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling
WebMar 29, 2023 · A total of 313 tracts of ocean, spanning 1.6m acres, received high bids during the auction, the administration announced on Wednesday afternoon. There were 32 fossil fuel companies involved in...
U.S. auctions off Arizona-sized stretch of the Gulf of Mexico for oil ...
WebMar 29, 2023 · The Biden administration auctioned off a massive stretch of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling on Wednesday, marking the second time in as many weeks the federal government has...
Team Biden just offered an Italy-sized area of the Gulf to Big Oil
WebEnvironment March 31, 2023 Team Biden Just Offered an Italy-Sized Area of the Gulf of Mexico to Big Oil Fossil-fuel drillers snapped up 313 tracts, spanning 1.6 million acres. Oliver Milman...
Italy-sized portion of Gulf called lease 259 to be auctioned off
WebJul 1, 2023 · In March, the Biden administration authorized a huge area of the Gulf of Mexico to be auctioned to oil companies for oil and gas drilling, the Guardian reported. The parcel is called lease 259, according to the Guardian.
Companies bid $264M in Gulf oil sale mandated by climate law - Yahoo News
WebMar 29, 2023 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill...
Why did Biden auction off the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling? - Yahoo News
WebApr 2, 2023 · Oil companies have bid close to $264 million to secure rights to drill in the Gulf area. The sale also acts as a "first test of demand for investment" since Russia invaded Ukraine, straining oil and gas resources all over the world, per Reuters. The National Ocean Industries Association, an oil and gas industry group, called the sale "an ...
Biden administration sells oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico - NPR
WebMar 29, 2023 · A map highlights areas where thousands of blocks of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico were offered up in an oil and gas auction Wednesday. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
US auctions off oil and gas drilling leases in Gulf of Mexico …
WebNov 17, 2021 · The US federal government is on Wednesday launching an auction of more than 80m acres of the gulf for fossil fuel extraction, a record sell-off that will lock in years, and potentially...
US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling
WebGuardian US - An enormous swathe of the Gulf of Mexico, spanning an area the size of Italy, was put up for auction on Wednesday for oil and gas drilling, in the latest blow to Joe Biden’s increasingly frayed reputation on dealing with the climate crisis.
Fossil fuels | Environment | The Guardian
WebMar 29, 2023 · US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling In latest blow to Joe Biden’s reputation as the ‘climate president’, 73.3m acres of the gulf will be offered for ...
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