BOEM proposes oil, gas lease sale for 80 million acres in Gulf
June 27, 2025
(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
