But most of the drilling leases already granted to companies in the oil-rich Gulf are idle and unused, and they’ll stay that way until the United States’ record-breaking production rates wane ...

sit on hundreds of untapped oil leases across millions of acres. Trump has repeatedly said eliminating barriers to drilling will unlock vast untapped reserves of “liquid gold” and ignite a new era of ...

CHEYENNE – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office on Friday opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 38 oil and gas ... in a September lease sale in ...

All parcels that are in a Federal oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources. Information on current and upcoming BLM leases is available through ...

SANTA FE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management will issue leases effective Feb. 1 for 17 oil and gas parcels totaling 6,259 acres in the Farmington and Rio Puerco field offices in New Mexico. BLM ...

Burgum’s administration eagerly assisted the oil industry even as the governor was profiting from the lease of family land to oil companies. Doug Burgum, governor of North Dakota and US ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican ...

If confirmed to run the Interior Department — as soon as Thursday — Burgum will have vast control over federal lands, including the issuance of oil and gas leases, as well as a mandate from ...

Now that he's been confirmed to run the Interior Department, Burgum will have vast control over federal lands, including the issuance of oil and gas leases, as well as a mandate from Trump to ...