Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min read

Bernhardt: Trump administration close to finalizing O&G leasing plan for Arctic NWR

The Trump administration is moving to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said Saturday.

“We are about to finalize a leasing plan for that,” Bernhardt said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, without providing a more specific timetable.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-29/arctic-oil-drilling-plan-coming-soon-u-s-interior-chief-says

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