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On the recordMay 8, 2012
If we had confined our development to areas of known reserves back in those days, we would have run out of oil.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

McClintock argues against limiting exploration to known reserves, citing past oil discoveries.

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