This Day in Alaska History-January 5th, 1985
Coastal Plain oil and gas lease sale bid opening rescheduled to January 10
One-day delay due to National Day of Mourning for President Carter WASHINGTON — Tuesday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the bid opening for the second congressionally-mandated oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) will be held on Jan. 10, 2025, a day later than previously […]
Congressionally mandated lease sale announced for Alaska’s Coastal Plain
Sale includes minimum acres required, creating smallest footprint of potential surface disturbance and limiting seismic exploration ANCHORAGE — Monday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which analyzed the program as well as a lease sale mandated […]
Murkowski, Sullivan slam weakest-ever offshore energy plan
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) Saturday slammed the Biden administration for releasing a five-year plan for offshore energy development with a “maximum of three potential lease sales.” The Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Proposed Final Program, which arrives over a year late, has zero lease sales until at least 2025 […]