WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 17, 2026, to offer 43 oil and gas parcels totaling 74,550 acres in Utah.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in July 2026 and held a public comment period that closed in September 2026 on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. A 30-day public protest period to receive additional public input opened today and will close Nov. 16, 2026.
Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin, an operator must submit an applicati...