Department of the Interior

We investigated whether a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field inspector accepted bribes from an oil and gas exploration company operating on an Indian reservation in exchange for allowing the company to do business on the reservation. We conducted this investigation jointly with the Federal Bureau...

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas company improperly reported oil and gas production from Federal leases to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), which resulted in a loss of public mineral royalties.We found the company failed to properly report production and mineral...

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas company incorrectly adjusted oil and gas reporting and failed to apply the proper pricing for minerals produced from leases in New Mexico, potentially resulting in a loss of royalties.We determined that the alleged conduct occurred outside the 5-year...

We investigated allegations that a utility company improperly valued gas produced from Federal mineral leases and underpaid mineral royalties to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).We did not substantiate the allegations and found the utility company complied with Federal guidance when it...

We investigated allegations that Continental Resources, Inc. flared gas from Federal mineral leases in North Dakota without an approved permit from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and failed to report the flaring to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR). We confirmed that Continental...

We investigated allegations that a gas company underpriced carbon dioxide (CO2) produced from Federal leases and deducted unallowable costs from its CO2 production that resulted in a potential loss of Federal royalties.We did not substantiate the allegations. We found the company’s pricing used to...

We investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) prime contractor failed to pay its subcontractors on two NPS construction contracts.We found that the NPS prime contractor violated the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s prompt payment requirements when it failed to pay two subcontractors...