What's New?
On March 21, 2024, BOEM issued a Proposed Sale Notice for a second lease sale. BOEM received 25 comments but only one company was deemed qualified to bid. As a result, BOEM cancelled this sale due to a lack of competitive interest. BOEM may decide to move forward with a lease sale at a future time, should industry interest warrant one.
- PSN Federal Register
- Response to Comments
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37962 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37963 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37964 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37965 and associated map
- Bidder's Financial Form
- Bidder's Financial Form Addendum
- GOM Proposed Wind Energy Lease Areas (ZIP)
Public Engagement
- BOEM Offshore Wind Round Table Agenda (08/02/2023)
- Wind Roundtable Meeting (08/02/2023)
- Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meetings
- Wind Energy Area Draft EJ POCs Meeting (08/22/2022)
- Gulf of Mexico Draft EA Meeting (08/09/2022)
- Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Summit (01/19/2022)
Announcements
- BOEM Announces Next Steps for Offshore Wind in Gulf of Mexico (07/26/2024)
- Interior Department Proposes Second Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico (03/20/2024)
- Biden-Harris Administration Holds First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Auction (08/29/2023)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico (07/20/2023)
- BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Leasing in the Gulf of Mexico (05/30/2023)
- You’re Invited: Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (03/21/2023)
- Interior Department Proposes First-Ever Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico (02/22/2023)
- BOEM Designates Two Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico (10/31/2022)
- BOEM Extends Public Comment Period for Potential Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment (08/10/2022)
- Department of the Interior announced it is seeking public comments on two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico (07/20/22)
- BOEM Initiates Environmental Assessment for Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico (01/11/22)
- Interior Department Takes Action to Advance Offshore Wind in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico (10/28/21)
- Interior Department to Explore Offshore Wind Potential in the Gulf of Mexico (06/08/21)