Oil and Gas
Silhouette of a pumping oil rig at sunset.

The oil and gas lease sale process: How it’s done and why we do them…

When it comes to oil and gas lease sales, the Bureau of Land Management has three programmatic goals: 1) Providing a fair return to the American public and states from fe

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Charles Ebbers
Snow-covered ground, with an orange sunset behind a large inflatable dome. Heavy equipment nearby.

An Outstanding Day by Iko Bay

Legacy Well Iko Bay #1, a 2731-foot-deep natural gas well, was plugged and abandoned after a full remediation by the BLM.

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Ballard Homestead Cabin, undated. Courtesy, Russell and Huse families.

Alice Ballard

In honor of Women's History Month, we highlight notable homesteader, Alice Ballard. Born in Los Angeles, Ballard one of the first few women of color to gain ownership of la

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Melinda Bolton
A shipping container with a trapezoid sign that reads "Bureau of Land Management Alaska Kaktovik Air Quality Monitoring Station."

New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic

A new Air Quality and Weather Monitoring (AQM) Station funded and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has revealed pristine air quality in the remote Arctic

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Trans-Alaska Pipeline infographic covering it's route, stats, and the role BLM plays in the management and monitoring of it.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in a nutshell

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is an engineering marvel.

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Well head cut, plugged, and a cap with identification plaque welded in place at Point Simpson

The legacy of wells in Alaska

Before Alaska became a state, it was famous for many things such as gold, furs and oil.  Oil was first produced along Alaska’s north slope in the 1940s when America’s military fleet was conver

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