Gulf Lease Sales Will Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence, Agency Finds
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Ten planned lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico will reduce dependence on foreign oil, the U.S. Interior Department said in a draft environmental review.
The sales, planned for 2012 to 2017, will be off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in the proposed environmental-impact statement released today.