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Low prices, virus cited in calls to delay US oil lease sale

by Associated Press
| March 18, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Low prices and concerns about the new coronavirus should postpone a Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale planned for Wednesday, environmental groups said Tuesday.

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