WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 25 parcels totaling 20,334 acres in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas for $139,021,741 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal government and state where parcels are located.
Today's sale is the latest in a series of successful sales in New Mexico, underscoring strong industry demand for domestic energy development on public lands. A record oil and gas lease sale in May generated more than $4 billion in New Mexico and Texas. So far this calendar year, lease sales in New Mexi...