For Release: November 8, 2005
Contact: Nora DeDios (661) 391-6129
CCal-06-09

BLM Asks for Oil Industry Interests for the Next Lease Sale

The next BLM competitive oil and gas lease sale is Wednesday, March 15, 2006. The Bureau of Land Management is asking the oil and gas industry to submit an "expression of interest" identifying federal public lands that are not currently leased and have potential for development.
An expression of interest is a letter or a form listing the legal descriptions of land an individual or company is interested in seeing offered for lease.

Expressions of interest must be received by November 30, 2005 to be considered for inclusion in the sale. They should be sent to the BLM-California State Office, Attention: Laurie Moore, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1618, Sacramento, CA. 95825.

A lease sale notice will be published on January 27, 2006 listing the parcels that will be offered for lease and information on the location, time and procedures for the lease sale.

For further information, contact Nora DeDios at the BLM-Bakersfield Office, (661) 391-6129.

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Bakerfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308