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BLM lease sales in three states generate $65 million, signal stronger onshore drilling outlook

April 2, 2026

(World Oil) – U.S. Bureau of Land Management lease sales across Colorado, Nevada and Utah generated $64.8 million in total revenue, reflecting continued interest in federal onshore acreage. The agency leased 136 parcels covering 131,121 acres during its latest quarterly sale, with revenue distributed between federal and state governments. Utah accounted for the majority of proceeds, generating $56.4 million from

US to offer minimum acreage required at Alaska oil and gas auction

December 10, 2024

(Investing) – The Biden administration will offer oil and gas drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at a sale on Jan. 9, the U.S. Interior Department said on Monday. The agency will make 400,000 acres (161,874 hectares) available to drillers at the auction, the minimum required by a law that mandated the sale. ANWR is a 19 million-acre refuge

You are my sunshine- Feds get more land for more solar

October 8, 2024

(Oil & Gas 360) – The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized its plan to add nearly 50% more public lands to generate more solar energy. The agency’s Western Solar Plan, which first targeted 22 million acres across Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in its original plan in 2012, has been expanded to 31 million acres

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BLM lease sales in three states generate $65 million, signal stronger onshore drilling outlook

US to offer minimum acreage required at Alaska oil and gas auction

You are my sunshine- Feds get more land for more solar

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