BLM Wants Comments on Oil & Gas Leases

April 21st, 2011 • Filed Under

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the environmental impact of opening up to 125 parcels of land to competitive oil and gas leasing in November. The 125 parcels range in size from 30 acres up to 2,560 acres, spread across Wyoming’s high desert. The BLM field offices in Kemmerer, Rawlins, Pinedale and Rock Springs have jurisdiction for the area.

The agency’s draft environmental assessment will examine three options for the leasing considers options. These include  not to lease the parcels, lease some of the parcels, and a plan to lease all the available parcels.

Wyoming Energy News readers can view the complete draft assessment HERE .

Comments must be in by May 19, mailed to HDD Resource Advisor, BLM Pinedale Field Office, 1625 W. Pine St., P.O. Box 768, Pinedale, WY 82941; or fax to (307) 367-5329; or email to pinedale_wymail@blm.gov with “November 2011 Lease Parcels” in the subject line.

For more information, contact Bill Lanning at (307) 367-5318 or email him at blanning@blm.gov.

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