EPISODE · Jan 8, 2021 · 6 MIN
ANWR opens, but no one’s buying
from POLITICO Energy · host POLITICO
Alaska Republicans managed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling in the 2017 tax law. But when the federal government tried to sell leases for oil production opened earlier this week, there was little interest. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, on the massive flop, and whether it means the end for ANWR’s oil dreams. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Ben Lefebvre covers energy for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alaska Republicans managed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling in the 2017 tax law. But when the federal government tried to sell leases for oil production opened earlier this week, there was little interest. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, on the massive flop, and whether it means the end for ANWR’s oil dreams. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Ben Lefebvre covers energy for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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