WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
LAKEWOOD, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for September 8, 2026 to offer 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 14,095 acres in Colorado.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in April 2026 and held a public comment period that closed in June 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 August 7, 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 applic...