Cook Inlet

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The sale area encompasses onshore and offshore acreage that extends from Wasilla in the north to Anchor Point in the southeast, then along the 3-mile boundary along State of Alaska and federal waters to the Iniskin Peninsula, and along the west side of Cook Inlet.

Cook Inlet Best Interest Findings

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09/26/2022 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2022 and 2023 Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sales
11/30/2021 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2022 Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sales
11/12/2020 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2021 Alaska Peninsula and Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sales
12/17/2019 - Decision of New Substantial Information and Supplement 2020 Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sale
11/02/2018 - Cook Inlet Areawide Oil and Gas Lease Sale Final Finding of the Director
06/29/2018 - Cook Inlet Areawide Oil and Gas Lease Sale Preliminary Finding of the Director
11/30/2017 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2018 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula Areawide Lease Sales
01/26/2017 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2017 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula Areawide Lease Sales
01/15/2016 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2016 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula Areawide Lease Sales
01/20/2015 - Decision of No Substantial New Information 2015 Cook Inlet Areawide Lease Sale

Latest Cook Inlet Sale

Cook Inlet Areawide 2023
Notice of Fall 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sales
Sale Announcement and Instructions to Bidders (Net Profit Share Sale)
Areawide Sale Information Attachment A
Areawide Sale Information (Net Profit Share Sale)
Areawide Sale Information Attachment A (Revised 11/7/2023)
Tract Map
Lease Form DOG 202309 NPS
Save the Date Fall 2023 Lease Sale
Leasing Email Announcement Subscription Instructions
Mitigation Measures
Cook Inlet Region
  • April 21, 1999
  • 640 to 5,670 acres
  • Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska - Susitna Borough, Municipality of Anchorage
  • Cook Inlet Areawide Effective November 2, 2018
  • 833
  • 3.3 million acres
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