Beaufort Sea Areawide 2025W, North Slope Areawide 2025W, and North Slope Foothills Areawide 2025 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sales
Natural Resources
Alaska Natural Resources is seeking oil and gas leases in the Beaufort Sea and North Slope areas for resource development
Reference No.
RFP-2025-3128
Category
Environment/Energy
Due Date
November 19th, 2025
Description
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), is giving notice pursuant to AS 38.05.945(a)(4) that it is offering State lands for competitive oil and gas leasing in the Beaufort Sea Areawide 2025W (BSA 2025W), the North Slope Areawide 2025W (NSA 2025W), and the North Slope Foothills Areawide 2025 (FHA 2025) Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sales. This notice is available on the State of Alaska Online Public Notice System at https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/.Bidding MethodThe bid method for the BSA 2025W, NSA 2025W, and FHA 2025 sales will be cash bonus with fixed royalty. The sales will be conducted by sealed bid auction. DO&G has contracted with EnergyNet Services, LLC (EnergyNet) to provide an online bidding system for this sale. Bidder registration and bid submission will be on the EnergyNet Government Listings site at https://www.energynet.com.Sale DatesAll times listed are Anchorage, Alaska Local Time. First day to submit bids with EnergyNet – Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Deadline to submit bids with EnergyNet – Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Bidding results available to the public online at https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov – Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.Areawide Lease Sale LocationsThe Beaufort Sea Areawide includes approximately 1.7 million acres of state-owned land in 570 tracts ranging in size from 530 to 5,760 acres. The sale area encompasses primarily offshore acreage that extends from the Canadian border in the east to Point Barrow in the west. The northern boundary is along the federal Alaska Outer Continental Shelf. The southern boundary is along the North Slope Areawide and includes onshore acreage between the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPR A). The Areawide is in the North Slope Borough.The North Slope Areawide includes approximately 5.0 million acres of state-owned land in 3,121 tracts, ranging in size from 160 to 5,760 acres. The sale area encompasses primarily onshore acreage between the Canning River and ANWR on the east and the Colville River and NPR-A on the west. The northern boundary is along the Beaufort Sea Areawide. The southern boundary is along the Umiat Meridian baseline. Some tracts are jointly owned by the State of Alaska and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC). The Areawide is in the North Slope Borough.The North Slope Foothills Areawide includes approximately 4.3 million acres of state-owned land in 818 tracts, ranging in size from 240 to 5,760 acres. The sale area encompasses onshore acreage between ANWR on the east and NPR-A on the west. The northern boundary is along the Umiat Meridian baseline, and the southern boundary is the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The areawide is in the North Slope Borough.Sale DocumentsComplete details regarding these lease sales are on the DO&G website at https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/LeaseSale. Sale documents include this Notice of Sale, Sale Announcement and Instructions to Bidders, Areawide Sale Information, Attachment A with Estimated Acreages and deferred tracts, lease forms, mitigation measures, and tract map.Please call (907) 269-8800 or email dog.leasing@alaska.gov. if you are unable to access sale information. Subscribe to leasing email announcements at https://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/DOG.Leasing.Sale Terms and Conditions Beaufort Sea Areawide 2025W Terms and Conditions Lease Sale Tracts Bid Variable Per-Acre Minimum Bid Royalty Rate Primary Lease Term Per-Acre Annual Rental Rate Lease Form All Tracts Cash Bonus $25.00 16.66667% Fixed 10 Years $10.00 DOG 201912W North Slope Areawide 2025W Terms and Conditions Lease Sale Tracts Bid Variable Per-Acre Minimum Bid Royalty Rate Primary Lease Term Per-Acre Annual Rental Rate Lease Form State/ASRC Cash Bonus $25.00 16.66667% Fixed 10 Years $10.00 DOG 202007W AS North Sub-Region Cash Bonus $25.00 16.66667% Fixed 10Years $10.00 DOG 201912W South Sub-Region Cash Bonus $25.00 12.50000% Fixed 10Years $10.00 DOG 201912W North Slope Foothills Areawide 2025 Terms and Conditions Lease Sale Tracts Bid Variable Per-Acre Minimum Bid Royalty Rate Primary Lease Term Per-Acre Annual Rental Rate Lease Form All Tracts Cash Bonus $5.00 12.50000% Fixed 10 Years Year 1: $1.00 Year 2: $1.50 Year 3: $2.00 Year 4: $2.50 Years 5-10: $3.00 DOG 202104 Deferred lease sale tracts are listed on Attachment A of the Areawide Sale Information and will not be listed with EnergyNet. Check https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/LeaseSale for updated Attachment A documents.Best Interest Findings to Offer Oil and Gas Leases in Areawide SalesThese lease sales are being held according to AS 38.05.035(e) and AS 38.05.180. Under these statutes, land that is subject to a best interest finding issued within the previous 10 years may be offered for oil and gas leasing. The finding sets forth the facts, policies, and applicable laws and regulations upon which the Director based the determination that oil and gas lease sales in an Areawide sale will best serve the interests of the State. Every year, the Director makes a request for substantial new information that may justify a supplement to the finding and issues a response to information received. Best interest finding documents and supplements for these sales can be found on the DO&G website at https://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/LeaseSale. If you are unable to access this information, call the Leasing Section at (907) 269-8800 or email dog.bif@alaska.gov.Americans with Disabilities Act ComplianceThe State of Alaska, DNR, DO&G complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990. This publication will be made available in an alternative communication format upon request. Please call (907) 269-8800 or email dog.leasing@alaska.gov to make any necessary arrangements
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