{"id":323451,"date":"2025-12-15T17:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/offshore-sales-revive-u-s-energy-leadership-in-the-gulf-of-america\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T08:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:42:50","slug":"offshore-sales-revive-u-s-energy-leadership-in-the-gulf-of-america","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/offshore-sales-revive-u-s-energy-leadership-in-the-gulf-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore sales revive U.S. energy leadership in the Gulf of America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most recent marine lease sale in the Gulf of America<\/a><\/strong> marks a turning point in U.S. energy policy. With the successful closing of the BBG1 auction, the country is once again betting on offshore hydrocarbon development after a two-year pause in federal bidding. <\/p>\n\n

BOEM completes million-dollar bidding process in the Gulf of America<\/h2>\n\n

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded 181 blocks in federal waters of the Gulf of America for a total of $279.4 million in high bids. This sale, mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill, included nearly 80 million acres in planned areas of the western, central and eastern Gulf. <\/p>\n\n

The active participation of 30 companies, with 219 proposals submitted, reflected a renewed interest of the energy industry in the region, consolidating the Gulf’s strategic role in the national production of oil and natural gas. oil and natural gas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Political and regulatory support drives the restart<\/h2>\n\n

Doug Burgum, Secretary of the Interior, emphasized that this action is part of a federal strategy to regain U.S. energy dominance. According to his statements, the auction is aligned with Executive Order 14154, which calls for expediting the approval of offshore projects<\/a><\/strong> projects and promote national energy security. <\/p>\n\n

In addition, the sale was differentiated by allowing face-to-face attendance for the first time in a decade and applying a 12.5% deepwater royalty rate, the lowest level since 2007.<\/p>\n\n

API and NOIA celebrate offshore market reopening<\/h2>\n\n

From the private sector, Holly Hopkins, vice president of upstream policy at the American Petroleum Institute (API), valued the regulatory clarity and long-term potential that this sale represents. Erik Milito, president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), emphasized that these bids promote investment and employment throughout the country. <\/p>\n\n

Both organizations agreed that the reopening of the reopening of the Gulf<\/a><\/strong> lays the groundwork for a new era of responsible development, combining energy production with rigorous environmental standards.<\/p>\n\n

Relevance of the Gulf on the national energy map<\/h2>\n\n

The Gulf of America currently accounts for 97% of the country’s offshore hydrocarbon production. This area provides about 14% of the country’s crude oil and 2% of the country’s natural gas. natural gas<\/a><\/strong> of the entire U.S., with an estimated potential of 29.6 billion barrels of oil and 54.8 trillion cubic feet of gas yet to be discovered. <\/p>\n\n

Interior Department officials confirmed that more auctions are expected in the near term as part of a strategy to bolster coastal communities, strengthen energy security, and maintain U.S. global leadership in the energy production.<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Source: API<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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