Bureau of Land Management

Murkowski secures repeal of BLM planning 2.0 rule

Preserves crucial role of states, local stakeholders in agency’s planning process Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) last week led the Senate’s passage of H.J. Res. 44, the House version of her Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0” rule, according to a press release from the Senator. The resolution […]

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Lawsuit challenges BLM’s failure to hold oil and natural gas lease sales

Since Jan. 2015, BLM has received $170 million from lease sales; the number could be higher DENVER – Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management’s failure to hold quarterly oil and natural gas lease sales on public lands. At a time when Keep-It-in-the-Ground protesters are

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Industry accuses BLM of retroactively canceling Western natural gas leases

“BLM is sowing further doubt in the federal onshore program and accelerating the drive off federal lands…” – Sgamma Colorado producers are up in arms after the Bureau of Land Management canceled 25 natural gas leases in the White River National Forest in late July. The U.S Geological Survey says the Piceance Basin is among the largest natural

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US consumers oppose new energy rule, says lobby group

CEA concerned rule will drive up costs in already difficult market for energy producers, causing reduction in production More than 38,000 U.S. consumers are speaking out in support of robust energy production, says the Consumer Energy Alliance, whose members have submitted letters to the Bureau of Land Management ahead of the April 22 deadline for comments on the proposed Waste

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Pioneer Natural Resources: Meeting targets despite Texas Weather

Poor weather, longer than expected facility turnarounds affect Pioneer Natural Resources production Pioneer Natural Resources says it is on track to meet its 2015 production forecast, despite lower than expected results from the Eagle Ford Shale. The company issued an operational update Wednesday, noting that production averaged 197 thousand barrels oil equivalent per day (MBOEPD) in

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