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US receives no bids for planned Alaska oil and gas lease sale

Auction was one of two mandated in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain by Congress in 2017

In this file photo, the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen on 14 October 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska.
In this file photo, the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen on 14 October 2024, near Kaktovik, Alaska.Photo: LINDSEY WASSON/AP/SCANPIX
North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge
Published 9 January 2025, 19:27Updated 10 January 2025, 02:50
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