The moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters that President Biden is expected to announce Jan. 27 would hurt US production and pick winners and losers between states, industry and state critics said Jan. 26. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The anticipated moratorium on oil and gas leases — with no set time limit — would help fulfill Biden’s campaign pledges on climate change and would come one week after the acting Interior secretary placed a 60-day pause on oil and gas permits and leases without the approval of senior Biden staffers. About 22% of US oil production and 12% of natural gas production takes place […]