BOEM News

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed last week amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale. A federal appellate panel last week paused a …

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced this week it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million homes. The first …