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 manages the Nation's offshore resources to meet the country's energy needs. Learn about the process of developing a new National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Learn more...
BOEM currently has 15 active offshore wind energy leases and is committed to working with our many stakeholders as we continue to lease the OCS for responsible renewable energy development activities. Learn more...
BOEM will offer 77.8 million acres for a region-wide lease sale scheduled for Aug. 21, 2019. The sale will include all available unleased areas in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
BOEM and CPRA have signed two agreements to aide in the restoration of Louisiana’s Gulf coast. Nearly seven miles of shoreline and 1,400 acres of beach, dune, supratidal, and marsh habitats will be restored using sand from the OCS.
BOEM officials joined the National Park Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, representatives from the Mississippi Congressional delegation, and the State of Mississippi to celebrate the completion of a major coastal restoration project at the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
BOEM is pleased to announce the opening of its Virtual Archaeology Museum, detailed three-dimensional (3D) models, and mosaic maps of shipwrecks from the 19th and 20th centuries.
