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Jared Huffman: It shows that even Big Oil knows that it is not very profitable to drill there.

On the recordSeptember 18, 2023
It shows that even Big Oil knows that it is not very profitable to drill there.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Huffman points out that major oil companies relinquished leases in the Arctic Refuge.

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