“So, begging OPEC+ for more supply, raiding our strategic reserve to try to lower prices at the pump, and now increasing leasing fees on U.S. producers. Yep, makes perfect sense...if you’re a Democrat,”
I worked for the Bureau of Land Management that issued these leases. The oil companies and private leasing people said to me, it is all a write off. BUT they will use it to up the price of gas.