Friday, July 24, 2026
Trump Administration advances new California oil lease plans- oil and gas 360

Trump Administration advances new California oil lease plans

(Oil Price) – The Bureau of Land Management is giving California another chance to weigh in on oil and gas leasing—whether the state wants it or not. On Thursday, the BLM opened a 30-day public scoping period for 50 federal oil and gas parcels covering roughly 36,000 acres across Kern, Kings, Fresno, and San Luis Obispo counties. The parcels could be

API-led coalition urges expanded offshore leasing in DOI’s draft program- oil and gas 360

API-led coalition urges expanded offshore leasing in DOI’s draft program

(World Oil) – More than 80 national, state and local energy, business and manufacturing organizations have submitted comments supporting the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) 11th National Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program, calling for expanded and predictable access to federal offshore acreage. The coalition, led by the American Petroleum Institute (API), urged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)