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Ed Markey: The Interior Department has offered more than 39,000 tracts to oil companies to drill.

On the recordNovember 15, 2011
The Interior Department has offered more than 39,000 tracts to oil companies to drill.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey highlights the low bidding activity from oil companies on offered tracts.

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