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  "path": "/2026/03/19/arctic-alaska-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-draws-record-bidding-despite-legal-clouds/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T13:30:11.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Economy & Environment",
    "Indigenous Affairs",
    "Justice",
    "ConocoPhillips",
    "Doug Burgum",
    "ExxonMobil",
    "lease sale",
    "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska",
    "Nuiqsut",
    "Nuiqsut Trilateral Inc.",
    "Pikka",
    "Repsol",
    "Rosemary Ahtuangaruak",
    "Shell",
    "Teshekpuk Lake",
    "U.S. Bureau of Land Management",
    "U.S. Department of the Interior",
    "Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat"
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  "textContent": "A controversial oil and gas federal lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska generated a new bidding record, according to results released on Wednesday. It was the first auction held in that Arctic Alaska territory since 2019. The lease sale produced $163 million in high bids, beating the $104 million mark set during […]",
  "title": "Arctic Alaska oil and gas lease sale draws record bidding, despite legal clouds"
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