Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management finalized the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska rule aimed at more than 13 million acres in the western Arctic.

The new rule aims to cut energy waste from venting, flaring, and leaks and is expected to help generate $50 million annually in additional natural gas royalty payments.

The Bureau of Land Management has released its final Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which keeps most acres open to oil and gas leasing.

A federal judge has upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive project on Alaska’s remote North Slope.

Environmental report recommends shrinking the Alaska project to three drilling sites from the five initially proposed by ConocoPhillips.

A North Dakota Supreme Court decision changed the rules for leasing pore space from landowners and their rights to compensation. This decision and the US Inflation Reduction Act, which significantly increases tax incentives for operators’ carbon capture and storage projects, is likely to spur other states to clarify their laws regulating pore space.

The supplemental environmental impact statement offers multiple ways forward for the stalled project.

The US Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management said it will analyze the climate impacts of proposed oil and gas lease sales that have been scheduled for early 2022 and seek public feedback.

The Biden administration has appealed a district court decision to restart oil and gas leasing programs in the US.

The US Bureau of Land Management’s August auction will be the first since March.