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WEA, six independents sue BLM for not issuing leases

10/25/2010
Nick SnowWashington EditorThe Western Energy Alliance and six independent producers sued the US Bureau of Land Management on Oct. 15 for not issuing oil and gas leases within 60 days of receiving payment for them as required in the Mineral Leasing Act. The action involves 118 leases worth more than $4.5 million, some of which date back to 2005, WEA said on Oct. 18.The suit in US District Court for Wyoming by Denver-based WEA, formerly the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, and the upstream independents said US Interior Sec. Ken Salazar approved and directed a policy of not issuing leases for protested parcels to the highest bidders within 60 days as part of his onshore ...
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