Alaska oil lease sales draw more than $5 million in bids for North Slope and Beaufort Sea
Per-acre bids were among the highest in the program's history, but overall revenue was far lower.
November 15, 2022
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Businesses spent more than $5 million for leases giving them the right to explore for oil on state-owned territory in the Arctic, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources announced last week.
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