… you say that some of the blame goes to the oil companies who aren't using the leases that they have? No. And in fact, that's only part of the information. There may be 9,000 leases out there, but just because you have the lease does not mean that you can pump oil. You've got to get a separate lease agreement with the government. And there's only one person right now, as near as we can tell, that's actually approving those leases. (05:40–05:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that having an oil lease does not automatically allow oil extraction.
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