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On the recordApril 9, 2003
No, the reserves I am speaking about are the caverns where we store storage gas. Not reserves. There are a lot of reserves in this country, but a lot of them are under those orange areas where we cannot drill.
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John W. Peterson
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing gas storage and drilling restrictions.

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