U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently scheduled an oil and gas lease sale for 33,530 acres in Texas and New Mexico. The sale will be conducted May 20. BLM completed scoping on the parcels in December 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in February 2026. A 30-day public protest period will close April 20, 2026.
Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. BLM said all parcels that are included in a federal oil and gas lease sale include appropriate stipulations to protect important natural resources. Maps of the parcels and instructions for the protest period are available on the websites of the Oklahoma, Pecos and Farmington field offices of BLM.