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EASTERN STATES OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES
The BLM Eastern States offers parcels for lease at regularly-scheduled quarterly sales. Parcels offered may be in any one of numerous states east of the Mississippi River, and are identified for sale by industry who submit Expressions of Interest for specific parcels. The BLM-ES holds quarterly lease sales in March, June, September and December.
View current and recent oil and gas lease sale notices and results below.
2021 LEASE SALE
March 2021 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
March 2021 oil and gas lease sale has been postponed.
2020 LEASE SALE
December 2020 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The BLM-Eastern States announces an online oil and gas lease sale to be held December 17, 2020. The sale will include 15 onshore parcels totaling 1,494.1 acres located in Cleburne, Faulkner, Pope, and Van Buren Counties in Arkansas and Forrest, Jones, Perry and Stone Counties in Mississippi. All documents informing on this lease sale are available on the BLM ePlanning website. They include: the Sale Notice, which may be protested for a 10-day period ending Monday, November 9, 2020; all NEPA documents that analyzed the parcels offered; and the sale results, which will be posted by close of business on day of sale.
September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The BLM-Eastern States announces a quarterly online oil and gas lease sale to be held September 24, 2020. The sale will include 15 onshore parcels totaling 1,612.25 acres located in Choctaw and Covington Counties, Alabama; Caddo Parish, Louisiana; Mecosta County, Michigan; George, Harrison, Jackson, and Lamar Counties, Mississippi; and on the Homochitto National Forest, Franklin County, Mississippi. All documents informing on this lease sale are available on the BLM ePlanning website (must be viewed in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge). They include: the Sale Notice, which provides information in regard to a 10-day protest period; all NEPA documents that analyzed the parcels offered; and the sale results, which will be posted by close of business on day of sale.
March 19, 2020 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
All documents informing on this lease sale are available on the BLM ePlanning website. They include: the Sale Notice, which may be protested for a 10-day period ending Thursday, Febuary 13, 2020; all NEPA documents that analyzed the parcels offered; and the sale results, which will be posted by close of business on day of sale.
2019 LEASE SALES
June 27, 2019 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
September 12, 2019 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The following documents are available on the BLM ePlanning website. The Sale Notice may be protested for a 10-day period, ending Monday, August 5, 2019. Sale results will be posted by close of business on day of sale.
December 12, 2019 Online Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The following documents are available on the BLM ePlanning website. The Sale Notice may be protested for a 10-day period, ending Thursday, November 7, 2019. Sale results will be posted by close of business on day of sale.
- Sale Notice
- NEPA
- Sale Results
2018 LEASE SALES
March 2018 Lease Sale Documents
June 2018 Lease Sale Documents
September 2018 Lease Sale Documents
The offering of two parcels on the Wayne National Forest scheduled for lease at the September 2018 competitive sale, has been protested. The BLM voluntarily suspended them from the September sale for further administrative review, and may schedule them to be offered at a later sale date.
2017 LEASE SALES
2016 LEASE SALES
December 2016 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Results
Lease Sale Notice
Sale Notice Errata 1
Sale Notice Errata 2
Sale Notice Errata 3
Decision Record Scott County, Mississippi
Decision Record White County, Arkansas
Decision Record Monroe, Noble and Washington Counties, Ohio
Protest Decision in response to Heather Cantino
Protest Decision in response to Roxanne Groff
Protest Decision in response to Center for Biological Diversity and others
Protest Decision in response to all valid protests
September 2016 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Parcels Sold
Sale Summary
March 2016 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Sale Notice Errata 1
Sale Notice Errata 3
Parcels Sold
Bidders' List
Sale Summary
2015 LEASE SALES
December 2015 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Sale Notice Errata 1
Sale Notice Errata 2
Sale Notice Errata 3
Parcels Sold
Bidder List
Sale Summary
October 2015 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Parcels Sold
Bidder List
Sale Summary
July 2015 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Sale Notice Errata 1
Sale Notice Errata 2
Sale Notice Errata 3
Parcels Sold
Bidder List
Sale Summary
March 2015 Lease Sale Documents:
Lease Sale Notice
Sale Notice Errata
Parcels Sold
Bidder List
Sale Summary