This map breaks down Alaska's North Slope by sold, deferred, active, and potential leases, as well as Barrow Native Lands and Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Surface and Subsurface Lands.
In an effort to address high fuel prices, in his May 14, 2011 weekly address President Obama announced plans to sell federal oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (also known as the Western Arctic Reserve) and to end billions of dollars in subsidies to major oil companies.
