The Bureau of Land Management had its largest quarterly sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado since 2020.
It generated nearly $8.1 million from 68 parcels in its March 2026 sale. In total, the leases cover over 42,500 acres across Weld, Arapahoe, Jackson, Routt, Delta, Gunnison, Mesa, Rio Blanco and Garfield counties.
The March sale was the third conducted in Colorado under the new presidential administration, which has ushered in a new era under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Donald Trump’s day-one executive order to “unleash American energy.”…