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December 19, 2012

BLM Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales Garnered Millions for Taxpayers in 2012
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2012
As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced that onshore oil and gas lease sales conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 2012 generated $233 million for American taxpayers. In 2013, the BLM will hold 33 lease sales around the country. Since President Obama took office, domestic oil and gas production has grown each year, with domestic oil producti ... read more

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