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    Interior Generates over $163 million from National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale

    The Department of the Interior held a landmark oil and gas lease sale today for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, resulting in 187 leases and $163,696,722 in total receipts. The sale, which was the first for the reserve since 2019 and the first under President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, made history for the leasing program in the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, with the most revenue generated ever, the most tracts receiving bids and the second most acreage sold in a single sale.

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The U.S. Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation’s natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities.

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  • President Trump signing EO with Secretary Burgum clapping in background

    Promises Made, Promises Kept

    Since swearing in to the Department of the Interior, Secretary Burgum has implemented President Trump’s agenda to secure American Energy Dominance and capitalize on America’s Balance Sheet.
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