Industry US government conducting first onshore lease sale since Biden took office By Deanna B. Narveson - June 29, 2022 (iStock) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease auctions since President Joe Biden took office after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend such sales because of climate change worries. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.