BLMFinal Rule

Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Extension of Phase-In Requirements

EnergyEnvironmentFinance & Banking

Summary

The federal government is delaying when oil and gas companies must follow new rules about waste reduction and paying royalties (fees) for resources extracted from public lands. This gives companies more time to adjust their operations before the stricter requirements take effect.

Key Points

  • 1The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the deadline for oil and gas companies to comply with waste prevention and royalty payment rules
  • 2Companies will have additional time to implement changes to how they handle waste and report what they owe the government for extracting resources from federal land
  • 3This affects oil and gas companies that operate on public lands managed by the federal government
  • 4The public can submit comments about this delay until January 15, 2026
  • 5This policy aims to balance environmental protection with giving industry time to adapt to new requirements

Key Dates

Published

December 15, 2025

Comment Deadline

January 15, 2026

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