Oil

US BLM boosts costs to drill on federal lands in sweeping new leasing regulations

Producers will pay more to develop and produce oil and natural gas on federal lands under a sweeping final rule issued Apr. 12 by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ...
Oil

US BLM finalizes rule to cut venting, flaring, leaks on onshore public and Tribal lands

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Mar. 27 issued a final rule to cut venting, flaring, and leaks on onshore public and Tribal lands by modernizing 40-year-old ...
JD Supra

Here We Go Again: BLM Issues Another Methane Rule

This article is the first in a two-part series analyzing recent proposals by federal agencies to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production. This first article will address the Bureau of ...
JD Supra

BLM Finalized New Waste Prevention Rule – What Does it Mean for Industry?

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finally released its new Waste Prevention Rule (“Rule”), which was originally proposed back in November 2022. The new Rule, which will be published in the Federal ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Feds to offer 11 oil and gas leases in Nevada

The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period for 11 oil and gas leases located within Nye County. The potential leases encompass 19,957 acres and are scheduled to go up for sale in ...