[eddie willers]

During her nearly four years as President Barack Obama’s Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell said, oil companies did not pressure her about opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling.

I'm sure it was a case of "Why waste our breath?".

[21twelve]

I’m guessing that with new and improved drilling methods and fracking, that it is cheaper to get the oil out of Texas and North Dakota for now.

BUT - I’m also guessing that with the re-opening of the Arctic, they will continue exploration of the area for when it becomes cost-effective to drill up there again.