(World Oil)– The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for Lease Sale 262, the first of three offshore auctions in the Gulf of America under the 2024–29 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program. The sale would offer about 15,000 unleased blocks—roughly 80 million acres—located 3 to 231 miles offshore in water depths from
(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON, May 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gretchen Watkins, President, Shell USA since July 1, 2018, will step down, effective July 31, 2025, after seven years in role. Colette Hirstius, currently Executive Vice President, Gulf of America, will take on the responsibility of President, Shell USA, in addition to her current role as Executive Vice President, Gulf of America, effective August
(Oil & Gas 360) – HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Ballymore subsea tieback in the deepwater Gulf of America. Ballymore, the latest in a series of Chevron projects to start up in the past year, represents another step towards the company’s goal to produce 300,000 net barrels per day of
(World Oil) – A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of America, faulting the government with failing to sufficiently analyze its possible effects on the climate and endangered whales. However, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in Washington left open the question of what to do about
