Alleged Oil Theft Referred to BLM for Enforcement

We investigated allegations that an oil and gas company unlawfully removed oil from a Federal mineral lease, transported the Federal oil to a Wyoming State lease, and concealed both the production and the transfer of the oil from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). We determined that the alleged transfer of oil from the Federal well site was a minimal amount and an isolated occurrence. We closed this investigation and referred the matter to the BLM to address it through its regulatory authority.