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Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling; Applying for Commingling and Allocation Approval

Bureau of Land Management· Federal public lands (unspecified), Indian lands (unspecified)Federal Register 2026-01926 ↗

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The BLM's proposing to loosen its rules around 'commingling,' which means mixing oil and gas production from different wells or land types (federal, tribal, private, state) into shared pipelines or processing facilities. It's driven by the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' and recent executive orders pushing to expand domestic energy production and cut regulations. This'll mainly affect oil and gas operators on or near federal and tribal lands, and could make it harder to accurately track and account for royalties owed on federally owned resources.

In the agency’s own words

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to revise its regulations governing site security and production handling and commingling applications to reflect Congress's direction in section 50101(d)(3) of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) and policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.s) entitled, Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative and policy guidance in Secretary's Order (S.O.) 3418, entitled, Unleashing American Energy. The BLM is proposing to revise the regulations to allow for comminglin…

Federal Register 2026-01926 ↗

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