Proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sale, Norton Sound

By United States. Bureau of Land Management

Subjects: Continental shelf, Gas well drilling, Environmental impact statements, Oil and gas leases, Environmental aspects, Oil spills, Offshore oil well drilling

Description: "The leasing proposal consists of a total of 988,416 hectares (2.4 million acres) of OCS lands. The 249 blocks are located in Norton Sound 14.4 to 99.2 kilometers (9 to 62 mi) offshore in waters that are from 5 to 27 meters (16 to 89 ft) deep. If implemented, this sale is tentatively scheduled to be held in November 1982"--Page i.