摘要: |
The Biden administration is biased when it comes to the nation's energy mix going forward. Amid applause from the anti-fossil fuel crowd, on May 12 President Biden canceled two planned Gulf of Mexico lease sales and another in Alaska's Cook Inlet. At the same time, the offshore wind leasing schedule shows no signs of slowing down, with the second major auction this year drawing $315 million in high bids for two lease areas in the Carolina Long Bay off the Carolinas. No less than four additional wind lease sales are planned for the near term. Not surprisingly, the cancellations drew an immediate and bitter reaction from the oil and gas industry. "It's hard to understand with the price at the pump, the pain at the pump and what's going on in the world, the demand for oil and gas right now, that a president would do that," said Louisiana Oil & Gas Association President Mike Moncla. |