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Bob Latta: To the gentlemen, I believe that is absolutely correct. When you're talking about leases, as you said, you're buying and…

On the recordJune 23, 2008
To the gentlemen, I believe that is absolutely correct. When you're talking about leases, as you said, you're buying and leasing a lot of an area. It doesn't mean they are all profitable, because if every time you put a well down and struck oil, everybody would be doing it.
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Bob Latta
Republican · Ohio

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Discussing the profitability of oil leases during a congressional debate.

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