WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 15, to offer 40 oil and gas parcels totaling 78,708 acres in Arizona.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in June and held a public comment period that closed in September on the parcels and the related environmental analysis. A 30-day public protest period to receive additional public input opens Oct. 16 and will close Nov. 15.
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 application for permit to drill de...