DENVER - The Bureau of Land Management Colorado will offer 39 parcels totaling 28,079 acres during the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for 9 a.m., Feb. 12, 2015, at the Colorado State Office in Lakewood.
The parcels are located within the boundaries of the Little Snake Field Office. Ten parcels are in Moffat County and the remaining 29 are in Routt County. A map of all the parcels and associated environmental analysis for those areas are posted online:www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Programs/oilandgas/oil_and_gas_lease/2015/Feb_2015.html.
The public has 30 days to protest any of the parcels being offered in the sale. The deadline for submitting protests is 4 p.m., Dec. 15, 2014. All protests must be received by the BLM Colorado State Office, located at 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215.
Additional lease sale information can be obtained online at: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Programs/oilandgas/oil_and_gas_lease.html. Information is also available at any one of the bureau’s field offices and the BLM Colorado State Office, Public Room, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO.
The State of Colorado receives 49 percent of the proceeds of each lease sale. In Fiscal Year 2013, Colorado received more than $175 million from royalties, rentals and bonus bid payments for all federal minerals, including oil and gas. Statewide, more than 22,900 jobs are tied to mineral and energy development on public lands.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
