11 Nevada Parcels for Oil, Gas Exploration Proposed; BLM Opens Public Comment

11 Nevada parcels for oil, gas exploration proposed; BLM opens public comment

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada isn't known for oil wells, but the federal government is preparing to lease 11 parcels totaling 20,000 acres for oil and gas development north of Las Vegas. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Monday opened a 30-day public comment period on plans to lease 19,957 acres in eastern Nye County, within BLM's Ely District. The land is in the White River Valley, southeast of Railroad Valley, where almost all of the sta…

BLM seeks public input on proposed Nevada oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a proposal to include nearly 20,000 acres in a future oil and gas lease sale in Nevada.