BLM Colorado to offer parcels in June oil and gas lease sale
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LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management will offer 18 parcels, totaling approximately 8,223 acres, in the June 27, 2019 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. This lease sale includes six parcels totaling approximately 3,419 acres that were previously deferred from the March 2019 lease sale.
The State of Colorado receives 48 percent of the proceeds from each lease sale, with the remainder going to the U.S. government. In 2018, BLM Colorado sold 103 parcels totaling 67,980 acres for a total of $5,750,756 including rentals and fees. In Fiscal Year 2018, oil and gas development on public lands managed by the BLM in Colorado contributed an estimated $6.9 billion to the economy. Statewide, approximately 30,600 jobs are tied to oil and gas development on BLM-managed public lands.
Lease sales support of the agency’s multiple-use mission to manage public lands through environmentally responsible development. Online oil and gas lease sales streamline the bidding process and allow the BLM to serve the public better and faster. These lease sales strengthen domestic energy production and contribute to the country’s energy security.
Lease sales support of the agency’s multiple-use mission to manage public lands through environmentally responsible development. The BLM continues to work with the State of Colorado to ensure responsible energy development through thoughtful consideration of parcels nominated for leasing and potential resource impacts of decisions to lease in identified big game habitat.
The BLM will hold the lease sale online via www.energynet.com. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. MST.
The BLM will offer parcels in the Royal Gorge, Grand Junction and White River field offices. The environmental documents, parcel lists and maps, lease stipulations, and other relevant documents can be found online at https://go.usa.gov/xmmtr.
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The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.