land management. the lowest number in the last two decades. acreage available for drilling also declined to a 20-year low. i m from wyoming, the energy bred basket parts of this country. we can produce it. we have it. he is making us keep it in the ground. bret: wyoming is one state that recorded declines in production across the board. barrels per day fell from pre-pandemic numbers, the number of wells producing oil declined. and new well construction hit a 20-year low. once a company has a lease, it still has to request a permit to drill. approvals from the interior department did increase in 2021. there are 9,000 unused approved drilling permits. so i would suggest you ask the oil companies why they re not using those if there is a desire to drill more. bret: oil and gas groups say those permits apply only to land already leased for production. and that more acreage is needed to actually increase drilling. what they are really saying
A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
check him. joe biden said no more drilling. this weekend he offered drilling permits in venezuela. now, in a matter of one day he shows that he stands with polluters over protesters. you have freedom fighters taking to the streets in china and you have spokespeople for joe biden saying he s not commenting on the protesters. they speak for themselves. he has no problem palling around with dictators and easing their economy, their economic and energy policies by allowing permits in venezuela. you asked a question about why not drill here, drill now, which is what most americans want. i believe job s governoring philosophy is often spite. it just seems donald trump did it, i have to undo it, republicans want it, we ll never let it happen. it s based on spite. if biden and his crew were serious sean: or is he giving in to the climate alarmist cult that
texas, new mexico and north dakota. it doesn t make any sense to anyone other than the fact that he simply wants to placate his big donors. carley: he also predicts crushing impact on america energy jobs as more outsourced to venezuela. here is kellyanne conway on president biden s hypocritical energy policy. listen here. joe biden said, no more drilling. this we can he offer drilling permits in venezuela. now, heat in a matter of one day shows he stands with polluters over protesters. you have freedom fighters taking to the streets in china, and you have spokespeople for joe biden saying he s not commenting on the protesters, they speak for themselves, but he has no problem palling around with dictators and easing their economy and their economic policies by allowing permits in venezuela.
permission to restart oil production inside the murdering dictator thug meduro s socialist hell hole. whether it s opec, saudi arabia, or venezuela, joe wants deals with america s enemies, brutal dictatorships that murder opponents, shun all human rights, all decency in the civilized world. by the way, the producers of the dirtiest oil, gas, and energy on the planet. joe biden, think about this. kills the keystone xl pipeline, restricts all domestic drilling permits. blocks oil explorations on federal lands, kills the anwar deal in the name of the environment but now expanding oil production in saudi arabia, venezuela, and probably eventually iran. these are countries with dreadful environmental track records and today our very own peter doocy, he asked the question about this very issue. take a look. from the sngss for venezuela,