2008 NPR-A Lease Sale Acreage at a Glance

National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

Acres Currently Leased

Acres Available for Leasing

Number of Parcels Available

Notheast

959,520

2,841,279

280

Northwest

2,126,972

1,990,794

170

Total

3,086,492

4,832,073

450

What does the size of the total available acres for lease compare to?
1. Just over the total area of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
2. Approximately 6% of the public lands managed by BLM in Alaska.

Map of National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) with Northeast Planning Area highlighted.

This lease sale is only for parcels within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Maps of parcels available can be found below in the 'Detail Statement of Sale' on pages 11 and 75.

  Detail Statement of Sale for September Lease Sale for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska


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