The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has begun a one-month scoping process to take comments on potential oil and natural gas lease sales across parts of Nevada and Utah. The Interior Department agency is reviewing potential auctions for up to 35 parcels in Nevada totaling 63,604 acres and 18 parcels in Utah totaling 31,808 acres.…
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Wyoming Groups Aiming to Speed Up Resumption of Federal Oil, Natural Gas Leasing
Wyoming’s two main oil and gas trade groups are seeking to expedite the resumption of oil and gas leases on federal property by the Department of the Interior (DOI). In a merits brief filed Aug. 30 in Wyoming District Court, the Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) allege that DOI is…
Enviros Fail in Lawsuit Questioning 2017 Nevada Lease Sales
A federal district court judge in Nevada has ruled against two environmental groups that sued the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over its handling of a pair of 2017 oil and gas lease sales.
Alaska Oil, Gas Lease Sale Draws $1.53M in Bids
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received $1.53 million in bids on Wednesday from an oil and natural gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA).
BLM Proposes Cutting Restrictions on Oil, Gas Leasing in Sage Grouse Habitat
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment about a proposal to reduce restrictions on oil and natural gas leasing in several western states with greater sage grouse habitat.
Nevada Legislature Considers Raising Oil, Gas Permitting Fees
The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining Committee in the Nevada legislature heard a proposal (SB 44) Thursday that already has passed the state Senate to authorize state oil/gas regulators to increase permitting fees for drilling.
Nevada Legislature Considers Raising Oil, Gas Permitting Fees
The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining Committee in the Nevada legislature heard a proposal (SB 44) Thursday that already has passed the state Senate to authorize state oil/gas regulators to increase permitting fees for drilling.
BLM Seeking Input on Noble’s Nevada Oil/Gas Plans
The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments through April 23 on Noble Energy’s plans to drill a number of new oil wells as part of the extensive oil/gas leases it holds in northeast Nevada. BLM's work is part of what it designates as the Mary's River Oil/Gas Exploration Project environmental assessment (EA).
Monterey Shale, Northeast Nevada Plays on Radar
Among still-emerging plays on the U.S. shale horizon, California's Monterey Shale and an under-explored northeast corner of Nevada received a shout out at the BakerHostetler Shale Symposium on Monday in Houston.
FWS Proposes ‘Threatened’ Listing for Nevada, California Sage Grouse
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Friday proposed listing the bistate sage grouse as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which would afford special protections to 5,000 birds along the California-Nevada border. The proposed listing comes as federal regulators consider whether the entire western sage grouse population should be protected under the ESA, a decision that would have a huge impact on energy operators.