Call for New Information State of Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sales 2027 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula Areawide

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil & Gas (DO&G) is preparing the 2027 Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula areawide oil and gas lease sales. DO&G is seeking “substantial new information” that has become publicly available in the past year and that relates to the best‑interest findings for these lease areas. Submissions may include published research, studies, or data on petroleum potential, fish and wildlife, land use, cumulative environmental effects, lease stipulations, mitigation measures, and related regulatory or fiscal considerations. Information must be submitted by 5:00 PM on October 23 2026. Submissions can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the DO&G leasing section. The agency will review the material and decide whether to issue a supplement to the existing best‑interest findings or to issue a decision of no substantial new information, which will affect the upcoming lease sale scheduled for Spring 2027. • Targeted lease‑sale areas: Cook Inlet (≈1.5 M acres onshore, 1.8 M acres offshore) and Alaska Peninsula (≈3.3 M acres onshore, 1.7 M acres offshore). • Desired content: new scientific, technical, economic, or regulatory information relevant to AS 38.05.035(g). • Submission deadline: October 23 2026, 5:00 PM (mail, fax, or email). • Contact: Division of Oil & Gas, Anchorage, AK – email [email protected], phone (907) 269‑8800. • Outcome: DO&G will either issue a supplement to the best‑interest finding (at least 90 days before the lease sale) or a decision of no substantial new information, influencing the 2027 lease‑sale process.