Federal land offered for oil and gas leases

Federal land offered for oil and gas leases

Onshore leases offered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management surged during the Trump Administration.

Leases offered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management surged during the Trump Administration.

Total

acres offered

Trump Administration

2,916,200

3,216,288

4,389,439

6,054,879

5,740,466

4,132,137

2,260,883

1,946,953

11,859,396

4,998,355

7,362,516

807,110

1,095,904

128,510

293,575

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Chart: Ishan Thakore Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management