You know that is one of the BIGGEST MYTHS generated by the biased MSM!
FACT from the people that DRILL!!!
There are more than 9,000 permits to drill oil on federal lands, as President Biden claimed.
But a variety of factors are keeping that work from getting started.
While more than 9,000 approved permits to drill on federal lands aren’t producing oil and gas,
that doesn’t mean companies could start drilling right now in all of those locations.
Regulatory processes, court decisions and oil prices all play a role in when drilling can actually begin.
At the end of 2021, there were 9,173 approved applications for drilling permits on federal and tribal lands,
according to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
2,200 leases are in COURTS which forbids development!
According to the IPAA, some of these leases are going through a “complex regulatory process or are held up in litigation.” Western Energy Alliance, which represents hundreds of companies involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, says
on its website that it is defending more than 2,200 leases in court, most of which cannot be developed while the cases are ongoing.
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Federal leases…are subject to environmental studies. They're also subject to lawsuits filed by neighbors, by municipalities, by counties and state governments. And so it's become a more arduous process,” he said.
ANOTHER FACT!!!
some companies wait to begin drilling until oil prices are high enough to make it worth their while.
Another FACT!!!
Due the Covid-19 pandemic, some are facing a six-month waiting period for piping materials needed to drill and are still short-staffed after layoffs spurred by the pandemic-induced drop in demand for oil, Pett said.
All of the above are what the EXPERTS described as reasons the number 9,173 approved leases DOES NOT mean the leases are available for drilling!
FACTS folks so much so that I do not want to read another stupid comment made by people that don't deal in facts statements like.. "
Biden had 7000 oil leases up for anyone who wanted them, no takers .
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve
The American Petroleum Institute says the rules limit development in a region "intended by Congress to bolster America's energy security."
www.pbs.org
ALL of the above while the dummy continues to withdraw from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve!
The sales in 2022 sank the SPR to the lowest level in about 40 years.
Biden Likely to Tap Oil Reserve for Summer Demand, Macquarie Says
- Analyst says government will need SPR to meet gasoline demand
- Pump prices up 17%, supplies tight heading into driving season
FACTS are hard to argue with so why are you so stupid to repeat what the biased MSM reports!