Big Beautiful Gulf 3 (BBG3) Oil & Gas Lease Sale

The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale BBG3 held on August 12, 2026. The reports organize the data in several different ways.

Sale Statistics - Includes general summary information on sale bids.

Preliminary Bid Recap by Area & Block for All Bids - Includes complete information on all blocks that received bids. A final bid recap which includes bid acceptance and rejection results will be posted approximately three months after sale day.

High Bids Ranked by Bid Amount (Report 4) - Includes information on all high bids in ranked order.

Analysis of Bids by Company - Includes information on all bids by all companies.

Summaries of Company Bids (Report 6) - Includes bidding information by companies. The four reports are sorted by company as follows:

• Company
• Amount Bid
• Amount of High Bids
• Number of Bids

Sale BBG3 ZIP - This file displays bid information on acreage, royalty rates, and companies participating in this sale. It contains five fixed format, ASCII data files of tract, bid, and company data as well as a text file which shows the record layouts.

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution: PDF | ArcGIS Online Interactive Map

Active Leases and Bids Received Map: PDF | ArcGIS Online Interactive Map

Blocks Receiving Bids (August, 2026)

Blocks Receiving Bids 

Note: This file contains the two letter area identifier, block number, and the number of bids received on that block. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files

• Final Notice of Sale BBG3
• Final Notice of Sale BBG3 Information to Lessees
• Lease Stipulations for Oil and Gas Lease Sale BBG3
• List of Blocks Available for Leasing (pdf file or zipped ASCII file)
• Unleased Split Blocks and Available Unleased Acreage of Blocks and Irregular Portions

*****Notice to Potential Bidders: UPDATE TO GREEN CANYON BLOCK 434 STIPULATIONS*****

Sale Maps and Lease Terms:

• Lease Terms and Economic Conditions (pdf file or ARCGIS Online Interactive Map)
• Stipulations and Deferred Blocks (pdf file or ARCGIS Online Interactive Map)

Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS) Information:

Example of Preferred Format includes:

1. Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS),
2. Example of GDIS Spreadsheet, Table Definitions and Envelope,
3. Submittal of Reprocessed Data Survey Map, and
4. Example of Live Trace Map and Submission Instructions

Blank GDIS Excel Spreadsheet

Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid).

Survey Parameters:

• Survey Parameters Sample Worksheet
• Survey Parameters Blank Worksheet

A sample spreadsheet and blank digital copy in Excel format are provided for your reference and suggested use. Please download, complete, and submit the Survey Parameters spreadsheet along with the GDIS and your bid.

Question and Answer

Question and Answer section for the GDIS

Additional Bidder Information:

• Telephone Numbers/Addresses of Bidders Form
• Bid Form and Envelope

• Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas One Big Beautiful Bill Act Lease Sale 3 (7/8/2026)

Proposed Notice of Sale Package

• Proposed NOS BBG-3
• Proposed NOS BBG-3 Information to Lessees
• Lease Stipulations for Oil and Gas Lease Sale BBG-3
• Notice of Availability – GOA Lease Sale BBG3 PNOS

GDIS Information

Example of Preferred Format​ includes

1. Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS)
2. Example of GDIS Spreadsheet, Table Definitions and Envelope
3. Submittal of Reprocessed Data Survey Map, and
4. Example of Live Trace Map and Submission Instructions 

Blank GDIS Excel Spreadsheet

For Potential Bidders - Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid.

Survey Parameters

Survey Parameters Sample Worksheet
​Survey Parameters Blank Worksheet

Question and Answer

• Question and Answer Section for the GDIS

Bidder Information

• Telephone Numbers/Addresses of Bidders Form
• Bid Form and Envelope

Sale Maps

• Proposed Sale Map
• Lease Terms and Economic Conditions
• Lease Stipulations and Deferred Blocks