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Obama closes off more Arctic exploration

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has closed off the release of more acreage in Arctic waters just five weeks out from leaving office, even as Norway tries to promote drilling in the Bering Sea.

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Obama's move had been long expected and built on a decision to remove the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, offshore Alaska, from the proposed 2017-2022 offshore oil and gas lease sale program.   The latest...

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