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    BLM releases draft analysis of Moneta Divide oil and gas project

    The Bureau of Land Management has released their draft analysis for the Moneta Divide oil and gas project. The analysis will be followed by a 90-day public comment period. The project area includes over 300,000 acres of public, state, and private lands.

    A full release from BLM Wyoming is posted below and in bold.

     

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    LANDER, Wyo. – In support of the Department of the Interior’s goals to sustainably develop the nation’s natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management has released its initial environmental analysis of the Moneta Divide Oil and Gas Development Project in central Wyoming. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) identifies a range of alternatives for how the project may move forward, including a potential modification to the Casper Resource Management Plan, and is now available for a 90-day public comment period.

    The proposed Moneta Divide project, submitted by Aethon Energy Management and Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company, is projected to recover approximately 18.16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 254 million barrels of oil over the 65-year life of the project. The project could generate approximately $71 million per year in Federal royalties, $57.6 million per year in severance taxes for the State of Wyoming, and $70 million per year in County Ad Valorem taxes.

    The project area includes approximately 327,645 acres of public, state and private lands. Approximately 67 percent of the project area is on BLM managed public lands, 10 percent is on State of Wyoming and State Parks land, and 23 percent is on private surface. The proponents plan to drill up to 4,250 new vertical, directional and horizontal wells from single and multi-well pads over a 15-year development period. In addition to the proposed action, the BLM analyzed three other development alternatives for the project.  

    The draft EIS is available for review and comment through July 18, 2019 on BLM’s ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xnU9z. BLM encourages comments be submitted electronically through ePlanning, but comments may also be emailed to BLM_WY_LD_Moneta_Divide_[email protected] or mailed to Moneta Divide Project Manager, BLM Lander Field Office, 1335 Main Street, Lander, WY 82520.

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    To provide an opportunity to discuss the project, the BLM will host a public meeting during the 90-day comment period. The meeting date, time and location will be announced through local news media and on the BLM project website and social media sites.

    Please note that any identifying information you include with your comment, such as mailing address, phone number or email address, may be made public if your comment is published. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the individual below during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the below individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

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