oil-and-gas

1. October 12, 2026News2 receipts2 min

   Cook Inlet lease-sale notice sets a government review window and a proposed March bid opening

   An offshore Cook Inlet oil-and-gas sale notice announces the availability of proposed sale terms, with bid opening currently scheduled for March 3, 2027. The 60-day review window concerns the governor and affected local-government executives, not a blanket public-comment invitation. Scheduled October 13 publication would put that window at December 14 by the desk's count after the weekend adjustment. The final sale notice is still ahead.

   Also filed undercook-inletoffshore-leasingalaskagovernment-review

2. October 9, 2026News2 receipts2 min

   Interior adds an Alaska winter exploration review category effective October 9, retaining checks for extraordinary environmental circumstances

   Interior's October 9 notice adds a categorical exclusion for specified winter oil and gas exploration activities in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the department's environmental-review procedures, effective the same day. The category includes seismic surveys, temporary ice infrastructure and exploration drilling. BLM must document whether each proposed action qualifies and check extraordinary circumstances; further environmental review remains required where the action cannot be categorically excluded.

   Also filed underalaskaenvironmental-reviewinteriorpublic-land

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