Thirteen offshore wind energy leases have been awarded to developers and BOEM is committed to working with our many stakeholders as we continue to lease the OCS for responsible renewable energy development activities. Learn more...
BOEM is ready to respond to hurricane-related disasters and provides access to sand so that eroded or damaged coasts and wetlands can be restored. Learn more...
Our goals are to be good stewards and protect the environment while overseeing the development of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy and marine mineral resources. Learn more...
BOEM is developing a new National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Learn about this important process as BOEM manages the Nation's offshore resources to meet the country's energy needs. Learn more...
Secretary Zinke announced three major developments in American offshore wind energy spanning from coast to coast.
BOEM proposes to offer 78 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for March 2019. The sale would include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
This issue of Science Notes is devoted to the ongoing survey of marine mammals and seabirds on the Pacific coast and across the Hawaiian Archipelago -- the Pacific Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species, or PacMAPPS.
DEEP SEARCH science team discovers extensive Lophelia coral reefs 160 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C., estimated to cover about 85 linear miles.
