January 20, 2025
The Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) submitted comments to Secretary Doug Burgum as a part of the Department of Interior‘s regulatory review request for information. Given the fact that the federal government owns approximately 48% of Wyoming’s surface acreage and approximately 67% of Wyoming’s subsurface mineral estate, there are many issues of important to Wyoming’s oil and natural gas industry.
PAW’s comments focused on four main categories:
- Leasing
- Bonding
- Permitting
- Sage Grouse
PAW’s full comments can be found here.