Nevada Oil and Gas Lease Sales

BLM Nevada holds oil and gas lease sales four times per year, as required by the Mineral Leasing Act, when eligible lands are available for leasing. We offer parcels for lease on a rotating schedule among District Offices to allow each office sufficient time to conduct environmental analysis. However, the BLM has the discretion to offer or defer any parcel during any sale.

BLM Nevada’s lease sales are held online through EnergyNet (https://www.energynet.com/govt_listing.pl). Half of the royalties from leasing and mineral development goes to the State of Nevada.

BLM is providing the anticipated dates for upcoming lease sales. These dates are provided for planning purposes only and are subject to change. BLM will update this site if there are changes.

View current and recent oil and gas lease sale notices and results below. 

2025 Lease Sales

March 18, 2025 Lease Sale

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

Press Releases

• Public Scoping Period (7/29/24)
• Public Comment Period (10/29/24)

NEPA- 30 day Public Comment Period 10/29/2024-11/28/2024

• Battle Mountain District Proposed Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale- ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District Draft Environmental Assessment- ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District Draft FONSI- ePlanning

Protests

Protest Decisions

Sale Results

2024 Lease Sales

March 26, 2024 Lease Sale

ELKO DISTRICT

*The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 26, 2024 has been postponed.

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

Press Releases

• Public Scoping Period (8/28/2023)

NEPA- 30 day Public Scoping Period 8/28/2023-9/27/2023

•  Elko District Proposed Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale- ePlanning

Protests

Protest Decisions

Sale Results

June 25, 2024 Lease Sale

ELY DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

Press Releases

• Public Scoping Period (11/27/2023)
• Public Comment Period (2/27/2024)
• Public Protest Period (4/26/2024)

NEPA- 30 day Public Protest Period 4/26/2024-5/27/2024

• Ely District Proposed Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale- ePlanning
• Ely District Environmental Assessment- ePlanning
• Ely District FONSI- ePlanning
• Decision Record

Protests- *No Protests Received

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Registered Bidders
• Bidding Results

2023 Lease Sales

July 25, 2023 Lease Sale

ELY DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

Press Releases

• Public Scoping Period (11/21/2022)
• Public Comment Period (4/4/2023)
• Public Protest Period (6/2/2023)

NEPA - 30 day Public Protest Period 6/2/2023- 7/3/2023

• Ely District Proposed Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - ePlanning
• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Ely District FONSI - ePlanning
• Decision Record

Protests - *No Protests Received

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Registered Bidders

December 5, 2023 Lease Sale

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (11/6/2023)

Press Releases

• Public Comment Period (8/8/2023)
• Public Protest Period (10/6/2023)

NEPA- Public Protest Period 10/6/2023-11/13/2023

• Battle Mountain District Proposed Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale- ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment- ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District Draft FONSI- ePlanning
• Decision Record

Protests

• Nevada Wildlife Federation

Protest Decisions

• Nevada Wildlife Federation

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Registered Bidders
• Bidding Results

2022 Lease Sales

June 2022 Lease Sale

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (5/10/2022)
• Errata 2 (6/08/2022)
• Errata 3 (6/27/2022)

Press Releases

• DOI Press Release
• BLM Public Comment Press Release
• DOI Press Release 4/15/2022
• BLM Sale Notice Press Release 4/18/2022

NEPA - EA & Unsigned FONSI 30-day Public Protest Period - ends May 18, 2022

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI - ePlanning
• Royalty Rate Categorical Exclusion - ePlanning
• Decision Record

Protests

• Sierra Club, et al
• The Wilderness Society, et al
• Western Environmental Law Center, et al

Protest Decisions

• Sierra Club, et al
• The Wilderness Society, et al
• Western Environmental Law Center, et al

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

2021 Lease Sales

Lease Sale: March 9, 2021

*The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 9, 2021 has been postponed.

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (1/27/21)

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Battle Mountain District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning

Protests

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: June 8, 2021

*The Bureau of Land Management is exercising its discretion to not hold lease sales in the second quarter of Calendar Year 2021. More information: blm.gov/press-release/statement-second-quarter-oil-and-gas-lease-sales

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations
NEPA
Protests
Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: September 7, 2021

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations
NEPA
Protests
Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: December 7, 2021

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations
NEPA
Protests
Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

2020 Lease Sales

Lease Sale: March 24, 2020

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

**Continuing our service to the public while doing our part to address COVID-19 is very important. Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health authorities, the BLM is temporarily restricting in-person public access to the public room in our State Office. We recommend mailing your next day noncompetitive oil and gas lease offers to the State Office.  If you decide to bring your next day noncompetitive offers to the office, please contact Kemba Anderson at 775-861-6566 or via email at kembaand@blm.gov prior to 12:00 p.m. PDT on March 25, 2020 to arrange a time.

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (2/11/2020)
• Errata 2 (2/26/2020)
• Errata 3 (3/10/2020)
• Parcel Map

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• The Wilderness Society, et al
• National Wildlife Federation, et al

Protest Decisions

• The Wilderness Society, et al
• National Wildlife Federation, et al

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

 

Lease Sale: December 8, 2020

*The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for December 8, 2020 has been postponed.

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (10/22/2020)
• Errata 2 (11/10/2020)
• Errata 3 (12/4/2020)
• Errata 4 (12/7/2020)
• Errata 5 (12/7/2020)

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Ely District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity

Lease Sale: September 8, 2020

*The September 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale will include parcels from the postponed June 2020 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. 

**Continuing our service to the public while doing our part to address COVID-19 is very important. Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health authorities, the BLM is temporarily restricting in-person public access to the public room in our State Office. We recommend mailing your next day noncompetitive oil and gas lease offers to the State Office.  If you decide to bring your next day noncompetitive offers to the office, please contact Jonathan Estrella at 775-861-6453 or via email at jestrella@blm.gov prior to 12:00 p.m. PDT on September 9, 2020 to arrange a time.

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (8/26/2020)

NEPA

• Battle Mountain and Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain and Ely District FONSI 
• Decision Record

Protests

• The Wilderness Society, et al

Protest Decisions

• The Wilderness Society, et al

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders

Lease Sale: June 9, 2020

*The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 9, 2020 has been postponed.

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata 1 (4/28/2020)
• Errata 2 (5/15/2020)

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI

Protests

• National Wildlife Federation, et al
• The Wilderness Society, et al

2019 Lease Sales

Lease Sale: March 26-28, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

** The March 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale has been postponed until a later date. 

NEPA

• Ely District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Elko District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI

 

Lease Sale: December 17, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations

• Errata (12/02/2019)
• Errata 2 (12/04/2019)
• Errata 3 (12/16/2019)

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Ely District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition
• National Wildlife Federation
• Outdoor Alliance
• The Wilderness Society, et al
• Sierra Club, et al
• Wetherbee, et al

Protest Decisions

• Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition
• National Wildlife Federation
• Outdoor Alliance
• The Wilderness Society, et al
• Sierra Club, et al
• Wetherbee, et al

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: November 12, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

** The November 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale will include parcels from the postponed March 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. 

Sale Notice

• Errata (10/16/2019)
• Errata 2 (10/28/2019)
• Errata 3 (11/07/2019)
• Stipulations
• Parcels

NEPA

• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Ely District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• City of Henderson
• City of Mesquite
• Feldman, et al
• Josh Wilson
• Sierra Club, et al
• Sullivan, et al
• Clark County
• Boulder City

Protest Decisions

• Feldman, et al
• Sullivan, et al
• City of Henderson
• City of Mesquite
• Josh Wilson
• Sierra Club, et al
• Clark County
• Boulder City

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: October 1, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

** The October 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale will include parcels from the postponed March 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. 

Sale Notice

• Errata 1 (9/04/2019)
• Errata 2 (9/06/2019)
• Errata 3 (9/30/2019)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Elko District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Decision Record

Protests

• Trout Unlimited
• The Wilderness Society, et al

Protest Decisions

• Trout Unlimited
• The Wilderness Society, et al

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: September 10, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice, Parcels, and Stipulations NEPA

• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Ely District FONSI
• Elko District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Elko District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests Protest Decisions Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: July 30, 2019

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Amendment 1 (6/28/2019)
• Stipulations
• Parcels

NEPA

• Elko District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Elko District FONSI
• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Battle Mountain District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• The Wilderness Society
• A list of individuals/purportedly Sierra Club

Protest Decisions

• The Wilderness Society
• A list of individuals/purportedly Sierra Club

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

2018 Lease Sales

Lease Sale: March 13, 2018

ELKO & CARSON CITY DISTRICTS

Sale Notice

• Amendment 1 (1/10/2018)
• Amendment 2 (3/12/2018)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Elko District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record
• Carson City District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Ely District December Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• The Wilderness Society & Friend of Nevada Wilderness
• WildEarth Guardians

Protest Decisions

• The Wilderness Society & Friends of Nevada Wilderness
• WildEarth Guardians

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Non-Competitive Results

 

Lease Sale: December 11, 2018

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• Winnemucca District Determination of NEPA Adequacy
• Ely District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: September 11, 2018

MULTI DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Elko District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Ely District Determination of NEPA Adequacy
• Ely District FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Registered Bidders
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: June 12, 2018

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Amendment 1 (5/4/2018)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Basin and Range Watch
• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society and Friends of Nevada Wilderness
• WildEarth Guardians

Protest Decisions

• Basin and Range Watch
• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society and Friends of Nevada Wilderness
• WildEarth Guardians

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Non-Competitive Results
• Registered Bidders

2017 Lease Sales

Lease Sale: March 14, 2017

ELKO DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice
• Amendment 1 (3/7/17)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Elko District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity
• The Wilderness Society

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity
• The Wilderness Society

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Non-Competitive Results

 

Lease Sale: December 12, 2017

Ely DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice
• Amendment 1 (10/18/17)
• Amendment 2 (11/2/17)
• Amendment 3 (12/7/17)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Ely District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society
• WildEarth Guardians

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society
• WildEarth Guardians

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Non-Competitive Results

Lease Sale: September 12, 2017

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Determination of NEPA Adequacy - ePlanning
• Determination of NEPA Adequacy
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Registered Bidders

Lease Sale: June 13-14, 2017

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice
• Amendment 1 (5/11/17)
• Amendment 2 (6/9/17)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA

• Battle Mountain District Environmental Assessment - ePlanning
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Protests

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society
• WildEarth Guardians

Protest Decisions

• Center for Biological Diversity, et al
• The Wilderness Society
• WildEarth Guardians

Sale Results

• Competitive Sale Results
• Bidding Results
• Non-Competitive Results

 

2016 Lease Sales

December 13, 2016 Lease Sale

ELY DISTRICT

**NOTICE** This Competitive Lease Sale is postponed until December 12, 2017, due to pending formal Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Ely District Programmatic Biological Opinion. Therefore no lands will be offered for lease until next year. As a reminder, EOIs must be submitted on or before March 17, 2017 in order to be offered for the December 2017 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale.

 

March 8, 2016 Lease Sale

ELKO DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice (New Charge Card Limitations)
• Amendment 1 (1/21/16)
• Amendment 2 (3/4/16)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA Documents:

• Final Environmental Assessment
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Shapefiles (Link to shapefiles repository): Please understand that these files are a tool and are not intended to be the official documents of the United States. The official documents are the Master Title Plats and Use Plats. The Sale Notice identifies the specific lands available for lease. Sale parcels are subject to change up to the time of the sale. These files were created using ArcMap 10.21.) Sale Results:

• Competitive Sale Results  (No parcels sold)
• Noncompetitive Sale Results  (No parcels sold)

• NEPA Documents:
  • Final Environmental Assessment
  • FONSI
  • Decision Record
• Protests:
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Yomba Shoshone Tribe
• Protest Decisions:
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Yomba Shoshone Tribe
• Shapefiles (Link to shapefiles repository): Please understand that these files are a tool and are not intended to be the official documents of the United States. The official documents are the Master Title Plats and Use Plats. The Sale Notice identifies the specific lands available for lease. Sale parcels are subject to change up to the time of the sale. These files were created using ArcMap 10.21.)
• Sale Results:
  • Competitive Sale Results
  • Noncompetitive Sale Results

June 14, 2016 Lease Sale

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice (New Charge Card Limitations)
• Amendment 1 (4/4/16)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

September 13, 2016 Lease Sale

CARSON CITY & WINNEMUCCA DISTRICTS

**NOTICE** This Competitive Lease Sale is postponed until September 12, 2017, due to no Expressions of Interest (EOIs) were submitted, therefore no lands will be offered for lease until next year. As a reminder, EOIs must be submitted on or before December 16, 2016 in order to be offered for the September 2017 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale.

Prior Lease Sales

2015

December 8, 2015 Lease Sale

ELY DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice (New Charge Card Limitations)
• Amendment 1 (11/3/15)
• Amendment 2 (12/4/15)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA Documents:

• Final Environmental Assessment
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Shapefiles: Please understand that these files are a tool and are not intended to be the official documents of the United States. The official documents are the Master Title Plats and Use Plats. The Sale Notice identifies the specific lands available for lease. Sale parcels are subject to change up to the time of the sale. These files were created using ArcMap 10.21.) Sale Results

 

March 10, 2015 Lease Sale

ELKO DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA Documents

• Final Environmental Assessment
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Shapefiles (Link to shapefiles repository): Please understand that these files are a tool and are not intended to be the official documents of the United States. The official documents are the Master Title Plats and Use Plats. The Sale Notice identifies the specific lands available for lease. Sale parcels are subject to change up to the time of the sale. These files were created using ArcMap 10.21.) Sale Results:

• Competitive Sale Results
• Noncompetitive Sale Results
• Map of Sold Parcels

June 9, 2015 Lease Sale

BATTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Sale Notice

• Information Notice (New Charge Card Limitations)
• Parcels
• Stipulations

NEPA Documents

• Final Environmental Assessment
• FONSI
• Decision Record

Shapefiles (Link to shapefiles repository): Please understand that these files are a tool and are not intended to be the official documents of the United States. The official documents are the Master Title Plats and Use Plats. The Sale Notice identifies the specific lands available for lease. Sale parcels are subject to change up to the time of the sale. These files were created using ArcMap 10.21.) Sale Results:

• Competitive Sale Results
• Noncompetitive Sale Results
• Map of Sold Parcels

September 15, 2015 Lease Sale

CARSON CITY & WINNEMUCCA DISTRICTS

**NOTICE** This Competitive Lease Sale is postponed until September 13, 2016.