BOEMRE Conducts New Environmental Impact Statement for Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 in Alaska

Summary

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is conducting a new Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 in Alaska, following a court order to address concerns about the original Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The BOEMRE must analyze the environmental impact of natural gas development and determine the relevance and cost of missing information in the original FEIS.