BLM proposes new regs for NPR-A, incorporate IAP land restrictions

Alan Bailey

for Petroleum News

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing a major update to the regulations for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The new regulations would incorporate restrictions on access to five special areas in the refuge, as specified in the current NPR-A integrated activity plan.....

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Opposition to tight restrictions on access

Regulations not updated for 45 years

Special areas

Other issues in the regulations