BLM to offer 17 parcels in February oil and gas lease sale
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DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management will offer 17 parcels totaling 17,632 acres in the Tres Rios Field Office at its Feb. 9, 2017, quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online via www.energynet.com. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. The BLM will offer one parcel in Archuleta County, five parcels in Dolores County, one in Montezuma County and 10 in San Miguel County.
Each lease, if issued, will contain stipulations and best management practices designed to address air quality and water resources while ensuring safe and environmentally responsible development. As part of leasing reform, the BLM may modify lease stipulations to accommodate site-specific resources.
The public may protest any of the parcels being offered in the sale until Dec. 12, 2016. Protests must be submitted to the BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215. The environmental assessments, lists and maps of the parcels, and the attached stipulations are online at http://on.doi.gov/2fAHITp.
The State of Colorado receives 49 percent of the proceeds of each lease sale. In Fiscal Year 2015, Colorado received approximately $247 million from royalties, rentals and bonus bid payments for all federal minerals, including oil and gas. Statewide, more than 22,900 jobs are tied to mineral and energy development on public lands.
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.