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Plan-amendment notice and public comment window
September 2, 2026
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Uintah County, Utah, USA
BLM proposes allowing directional drilling beneath roughly 5,200 refuge acres and opened a 30-day public-comment period.
Read source for Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, USA - Vernal oil and gas leasing plan amendment🇺🇸Federal drilling-permit or right-of-way approval
September 1, 2026
Red Wash Unit, Uintah County, Utah, USA
BLM approved two directional fossil-gas wells plus pad, pipeline, road, and powerline infrastructure at Tungsten 42-26-723.
Read source for Red Wash Unit, Uintah County, Utah, USA - two gas-well permits at the Tungsten 42-26-723 Well Pad🇺🇸Federal drilling-permit or right-of-way approval
August 31, 2026
Uintah County, Utah, USA
BLM approved up to 16 Mega 15 fossil-gas wells and 12 Shavanaugh oil wells in Uintah County.
Read source for Uintah County, Utah, USA - Mega 15 and Shavanaugh oil and gas well batch🇺🇸Federal surface coal mining permit approval
August 31, 2026
Burnham Chapter, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, USA
OSMRE approved the No Name permit for 11,526 acres, authorizing 9,042 acres of mining and nearly 503 million tons of recoverable coal.
Read source for Burnham Chapter, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, USA - Navajo Mine No Name Permit🇺🇸Final investment decision
August 31, 2026
Delaware Basin, New Mexico and Texas, USA
Double E reached FID on a compressor station and connections adding about 900 MMcf/d toward Waha, subject to FERC and other approvals.
Read source for Delaware Basin, New Mexico-Texas, USA - Double E Mainline Compression Expansion🇺🇸Federal drilling-permit or right-of-way approval
August 28, 2026
Uintah and Duchesne counties, Utah, USA
BLM approved five named decisions authorizing up to 50 oil and fossil-gas wells across Uintah and Duchesne counties.
Read source for Uintah and Duchesne counties, Utah, USA - Mega 23, Mega 24, Abbott UT, NBU 921 9K, and Raptor 18 well batch🇺🇸Federal drilling-permit or right-of-way approval
August 26, 2026
Uintah and Duchesne counties, Utah, USA
BLM approved four named decisions authorizing up to 39 oil and fossil-gas wells across Uintah and Duchesne counties.
Read source for Uintah and Duchesne counties, Utah, USA - Kai, Knoxville 2, Joshua, and Phoenix well batch🇺🇸FERC pre-filing for distinct LNG export-terminal expansion
August 26, 2026
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Port Arthur LNG pre-filed a distinct four-train North expansion proposing about 26 million tonnes yearly, three storage tanks, and two marine berths.
Read source for Port Arthur, Texas, USA - Port Arthur LNG North Project🇺🇸International exploration licensing-round opening
August 25, 2026
Sri Lanka
PDASL opened SL2026-01 on 25 August 2026, offering four offshore Mannar Basin blocks covering about 33,964 km² for petroleum and natural-gas exploration.
Read source for Sri Lanka - 2026 offshore oil and fossil gas licensing round🇱🇰