We summarize recent developments for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Lease Sale 258 (in Alaska’s Cook Inlet), Lease Sale 259 (in Gulf of Mexico), and subsequent opportunities available to upstream oil and gas companies.
Continue Reading BOEM Resumes OCS Lease Sales 258 and 259
On October 18, 2022, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on December 6, 2022, for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off central and northern California. This will be the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast and the first-ever US sale to support potential commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development.
Continue Reading First Offshore Wind Energy Lease Sale in the Pacific Creates Opportunity for Developers