BLM seeks input for March lease sales in six states

Colorado holds the bulk of the parcels and acreage slated for lease, at 103 oil and gas parcels covering 72,848 acres in the state.

Cathy Landry

Nov. 12, 2025

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to offer 114 oil and gas parcels, covering over 90,000 acres, in Colorado and Nevada lease sales in March 2026.

BLM Nov. 12 also announced it would offer 8 oil and gas leases, totaling 506 acres in Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, and Mississippi during its Eastern States sale, also scheduled for March.

The agency opened a 30-day public comment period through Dec. 12 to receive public input.

Colorado holds the bulk of the parcels and acreage slated for lease, at 103 oil and gas parcels covering 72,848 acres in the state. Nevada follows with 11 oil and gas leases covering 19,957 acres.

The BLM completed scoping on the Colorado parcels in September 2025, the Nevada parcels in August 2025 and the Eastern States parcels in July 2025.

About the Author

Cathy Landry

Washington Correspondent

Cathy Landry has worked over 20 years as a journalist, including 17 years as an energy reporter with Platts News Service (now S&P Global) in Washington and London.

She has served as a wire-service reporter, general news and sports reporter for local newspapers and a feature writer for association and company publications.

Cathy has deep public policy experience, having worked 15 years in Washington energy circles.

She earned a master’s degree in government from The Johns Hopkins University and studied newspaper journalism and psychology at Syracuse University.