Oil and Gas
A infographic showing BLM accomplishments for oil and gas (5 lease sales, 29,304 acres) Minerals (3 projects, 1 exploration project) Timber (9 sales, 32,232,00 board feet) Geothermal (1 lease sale, 50,961 acres) and coal (40 million tons, 1 mine expansion)

First 100 days: BLM drives energy expansion and national strength

In its first 100 days under the new administration, the Bureau of Land Management took bold steps to deliver on the priorities of President Trump’s and Department of the Interior Secretary Burgum’s priorities for public lands.
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An excavator loads material into a large dump truck as another dump truck waits to be loaded.

BLM delivers on administration priorities

The Bureau of Land Management is making major strides in putting America’s public lands to work for the American people.
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Three workers wearing hard hats and navy shirts conduct an inspection on industrial equipment outdoors with green fields in the background.

Oklahoma Field Office staff teach Petroleum Engineer Technician course

BLM Oklahoma Field Office employees Micheal Balliet and Ashley Babb served as instructors at Module 4 of the Petroleum Engineer Technician (PET) certification course in Oklahoma City in June.
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Aerial view of oil and gas infrastructure on landscape

BLM petroleum engineer carries on legacy, works for steady and clean energy production on public lands

Daniel Ballard, a BLM CO petroleum engineer, is part of a team responsible for managing approximately 2,800 oil and gas wells sitting on top of nearly 6.5 million subsurface acres in the Royal Gorge Field Office.
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A hulking, rusted oil tank in overgrown forest in western Pennsylvania

Orphaned wells: BLM and its partners address centuries-old pollution

The BLM along with federal partners are working to address the issue of abandoned gas and oil wells, known as orphaned wells, by locating and plugging them.
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Two men stand nearly shoulder deep in a large hole in the ground watching a heavy load dangles on a chain from a loader bucket. Large pile of dirt and other equipment in the background.

Tackling the Legacy of Orphaned Wells: The Federal Orphaned Well Program in Action

The Federal Orphaned Well Program provides $4.7 billion in funding to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and associated facilities on Federal land.
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