Congress has passed many moratoriums in its history. It is not a new thing.
Saudi Arabia has also been behind much press to pass moratoria against fracking and has also supported hysterical claims of ground water contamination by fracking.
Do you equate not opening up a section of federally controlled waters to telling specific companies who they can buy from at what price?
Again, tell me how you would do: “mandate preference for domestic producers when price level approaches domestic cash cost”
How would those words be carried out in actions?