These lands are not being sold to anyone as implied in the standard click-bait style headline. It is probably best if this oil is left in the ground for future

These lands are not being sold to anyone as implied in the standard click-bait style headline. It is probably best if this oil is left in the ground for future generations until we get our CO2 levels under control, but these are leases of the land for oil exploration and extraction. They expire and in many cases no wells will be drilled, especially if the price of oil keeps dropping.