Public notice error forces delay in federal oil lease sale in Arctic Alaska

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 454

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that the notice of sale was published Wednesday in the Federal Register and details about the sale acreage were also made available on Wednesday. The update also includes a map made available Wednesday.

A federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska that was to have been held in early March has now been postponed for nine days because of public notice mistakes.

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