Beaufort Sea

Beaufort Sea Sale Region Beaufort Sea Sale Region

The sale area encompasses primarily offshore acreage that stretches from the border with Canada in the east to Point Barrow in the west. The northern bounday is along the 3-mile boundary between State of Alaska and federal waters. The southern boundary is along the North Slope Areawide. Onshore acreage along the southern boundary extends between the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.

Beaufort Sea Best Interest Findings

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05/31/2023 - Decision of No New Substantial Information 2023
04/05/2023 - Public Notice NS, FH, BS Call for New Information
07/20/2022 - Decision of No New Substantial Information 2022 North Slope, North Slope Foothills, and Beaufort Sea Areawide Lease Sales
06/08/2021 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2021 North Slope and Beaufort Sea Areawide Lease Sales
05/12/2020 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2020 North Slope Foothills, North Slope, and Beaufort Sea Areawide Lease Sales
07/12/2019 - Beaufort Sea Areawide Oil and Gas Lease Sales Final Finding of the Director
04/12/2019 - Beaufort Sea Areawide Oil and Gas Lease Sales Preliminary Finding of the Director
05/01/2018 - Decision of Supplement for the 2018 Beaufort Sea Areawide Lease Sale and No Substantial New Information 2018 Beaufort Sea and North Slope Foothills Areawide Lease Sales
06/15/2017 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2017 Beaufort Sea, North Slope, and North Slope Foothills Areawide Lease Sales
06/24/2016 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2016 Beaufort Sea, North Slope, and North Slope Foothills Areawide Lease Sales

Latest Beaufort Sea Sale

Beaufort Sea Areawide 2024
2024 North Slope North Slope Foothills and Beaufort Sea Call for New Information
5-Year Leasing Program
Beaufort Sea Region
  • November 15, 2000
  • 530 to 5,760 acres
  • North Slope Borough
  • Beaufort Sea Areawide Effective July 12, 2019
  • 570
  • 1.7 million acres
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