{"id":373219,"date":"2025-04-02T08:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373219"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T06:55:03","slug":"first-oil-and-gas-lease-sales-on-public-lands-yield-nearly-40000000-in-early-win-for-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373219","title":{"rendered":"First Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands Yield Nearly $40,000,000 In Early Win for Trump Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday it generated over $39 million in revenue from oil and gas lease sales on public lands during the first few months of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A press release by the agency says<\/a> these sales are \u201cunderscoring the Department\u2019s continued commitment to responsible energy development on public lands and American Energy Dominance.\u201d The revenue also reflects the government\u2019s ongoing focus on supporting job growth<\/a>, reducing reliance on foreign resources, unleashing domestic energy<\/a> production and streamlining the permitting and leasing processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis quarter\u2019s lease sales demonstrate Interior\u2019s unwavering commitment to fostering American Energy Dominance, and we are grateful to those who produce energy on federal lands,\u201d DOI Secretary Doug Burgum<\/a> said in the statement. \u201cBy building on the commonsense, pro-growth policies of the Trump administration, we\u2019re ensuring public lands are being used to their fullest potential to support national security, economic strength and livelihood of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leased 34 parcels, amounting to 25,038 acres<\/a>, for a total of $39,007,609 in the first quarter of 2025, the press release stated. The bonus bids and rentals from the leases are set to be distributed between the states and federal government. The states where sales occurred include North Dakota<\/a>, Montana, New Mexico<\/a>, Nevada and Wyoming. (RELATED: Biden Admin Locks In Skimpiest Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing Schedule In US History As Prices Remain High At The Pump).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trump admin\u2019s first oil and gas-lease sales nets nearly $40 million for U.S. coffers https:\/\/t.co\/G4WOVInBD3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sales come amid President Donald Trump\u2019s Executive Order 14154<\/a>, which is aimed to help \u201cmeet the energy needs of U.S. citizens and solidify the nation as a global energy leader long into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oil and gas leases<\/a> are set up with terms of 10 years and can continue for longer if there is \u201cproduction of oil and gas in paying quantities,\u201d the press release noted. The federal government also receives a 16.67% royalty from the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BLM<\/a> is set to hold an additional 15 oil and gas lease sales in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday it generated over $39 million in revenue from oil and gas lease sales on public lands during the first few months of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":373222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691834211,691826853,691832776,691834209,691834210],"class_list":{"0":"post-373219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-american-energy-dominance","9":"tag-bureau-of-land-management-blm","10":"tag-department-of-the-interior-doi-2","11":"tag-doi-secretary-doug-burgum","12":"tag-oil-and-gas-leases","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1807&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1z5F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":415706,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=415706","url_meta":{"origin":373219,"position":0},"title":"Trump Admin, States Beef It Out Over Massive Offshore Drilling Unveiling","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/12\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Department of the Interior (DOI) unveiled its proposal Thursday to open broad swaths of coastal waters to oil and gas drilling in a move that has drawn bipartisan resistance.","rel":"","context":"In \"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)\"","block_context":{"text":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=bureau-of-ocean-energy-management-boem"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQPnSThmeRD-8-FjiZsFnZw8kY8Y3Owe1bpO6YhfE4yxRBl1TXUZ0-v_tZQffhycGQftWC7zzTr80jVW3XDiFsN_4upKkhQZtqwduvLaX5Zq1GY1kLrw9hWr0oaRuw29-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQPnSThmeRD-8-FjiZsFnZw8kY8Y3Owe1bpO6YhfE4yxRBl1TXUZ0-v_tZQffhycGQftWC7zzTr80jVW3XDiFsN_4upKkhQZtqwduvLaX5Zq1GY1kLrw9hWr0oaRuw29-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQPnSThmeRD-8-FjiZsFnZw8kY8Y3Owe1bpO6YhfE4yxRBl1TXUZ0-v_tZQffhycGQftWC7zzTr80jVW3XDiFsN_4upKkhQZtqwduvLaX5Zq1GY1kLrw9hWr0oaRuw29-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQPnSThmeRD-8-FjiZsFnZw8kY8Y3Owe1bpO6YhfE4yxRBl1TXUZ0-v_tZQffhycGQftWC7zzTr80jVW3XDiFsN_4upKkhQZtqwduvLaX5Zq1GY1kLrw9hWr0oaRuw29-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQPnSThmeRD-8-FjiZsFnZw8kY8Y3Owe1bpO6YhfE4yxRBl1TXUZ0-v_tZQffhycGQftWC7zzTr80jVW3XDiFsN_4upKkhQZtqwduvLaX5Zq1GY1kLrw9hWr0oaRuw29-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":200479,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=200479","url_meta":{"origin":373219,"position":1},"title":"Thanks, Rigzone, For Reporting on the Biden Administration\u2019s Inconsistent, Harmful Energy Policies","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"19\/05\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Rigzone reports the Biden administration\u2019s recent decision to cancel the sale of several offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska is leaving the offshore oil industry concerned about the future of offshore oil exploration and production. 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