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Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leases Sees Impact Across Wyoming
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While the executive order does not stop oil and gas companies from using the current leases have, it does prevent companies from getting new leases on federal land, which in Wyoming is where mostly companies go.
According to data from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, of the 188 approved oil and gas wells since January, 80% of them have been on federal land.
However according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, from 2014 to the end of 2019, there were 9,950 approved but unused permits to drill on federal land.
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