BLM Eastern States to hold Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale December 14
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WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM ES) will hold its quarterly online oil and gas lease sale December 14, 2017. The sale will include seven parcels totaling 1,184.76 acres located in the states of Ohio and Louisiana.
The online auction will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on www.EnergyNet.com. Each parcel will have its own unique open bidding period with start and stop times clearly identified on the auction website. The open bidding period for each parcel will run for three hours from start to finish, and bids will be accepted only during a parcel’s open bidding period. The auction website is open to everyone; however, you must register as a bidder on the EnergyNet site before the sale in order to submit bids for any individual parcel.
The public may protest any of the parcels being offered in the sale until October 13, 2017. Protests must be submitted via postal service, postmarked by the due date, and sent to the BLM Eastern States Office, Attention: State Director, 20 M Street SE, Suite 950, Washington, D.C. 20003; or by fax to: 202-912-7798. Protests may not be emailed or hand-delivered. The sale notice, environmental assessments, maps of the parcels, and the attached stipulations are available through the BLM website: https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/eastern-states.
The Federal government’s onshore oil and gas program is managed by the BLM to facilitate safe and responsible energy development while providing a fair return for the taxpayer, making America safe through energy independence.
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.