Hank 585 or JOE Balash, The reasoning is insane, "get the most for state resources" by increasing Rentals in lease sales with a 1,000% to over 8,000% when on average 95% of all leases offered by the DNR DOG over the last decade received no bids! The state has 160 Million acres and Alaska leases less then 2 million acres so it is the DNR DOG that is warehousing 158 million acres and getting nothing for it. Wake up!! What lies " Huge increase from Independents", in bankruptcy maybe because of the DNR bad unit policies and harsh actions toward the smaller competitors of the majors who control 95% of Alaska's oil markets! The majors and their hit men call smaller competitors " speculators and promoters"  But it is the majors warehousing  proven fields, like the Kemik, Kavik, West Mikkelsen and Hemi Springs Leases ( Held By Well Status) ConocoPhillips and other majors own together for over 49 years and will not put into production and the DNR will not offer them, Repsol and Donkel bid them!