Western Gulf Lease Sale 233 was held Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in New Orleans, LA.
- Lease Sale 233 Western Planning Area U.S. - Mexico Boundary Area
The enactment of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement that establishes a framework for U.S. offshore oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) to jointly develop transboundary reservoirs opens nearly 1.5 million acres of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for leasing. BOEM opened pending bids submitted in Western Planning Area Sale 233 for blocks located or partially located the Boundary Area on March 19, 2014.- Sale 233-2 Statistics
- Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability for Sale 233-2 (released March 19, 2014)
- Miscellaneous Sale Statistics for Sale 233-2 (released March 19, 2014)
- Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (released March 19, 2014)
- Blocks Receiving Bids(released March 19, 2014)
- Map U.S. - Mexico Boundary Area (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)
- Press Releases regarding U.S. - Mexico Boundary Area
- Information regarding the Agreement between the United States and Mexico Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico
- Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico
- Bid Evaluation Results for Sale 233-2
- Final Bid Recap for Sale 233-2 (June 5, 2014)
- Final Notice of Sale Package
- Miscellaneous Sale Statistics (released August 27, 2013)
- Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (released August 28, 2013)
- Blocks Receiving Bids (released August 28, 2013)
- Call for Information and Nominations Map - Central Planning Area Lease Sales 231, 235, 241, 241 and Western Planning Area Lease Sales 233, 238, 246, 248 (published July 9, 2012)
- Sale Related News Releases
- Secretary Jewell Announces Oil and Gas Lease Sales Garner $872 Million in High Bids Covering 1.7 million acres in Gulf of Mexico (March 18, 2014)
- Secretary Jewell to Announce Results of 40 Million Acre Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales (March 18, 2014)
- Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Yields $102.4 Million in High Bids on More Than 300,000 Acres (August 28, 2013)
- Interior to Offer 21 Million Acres in Western Gulf of Mexico for Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Development (August 27, 2013)
- BOEM Offers Nearly 21 Million Acres Offshore Texas for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development (July 26, 2013)
- Obama Administration Announces 21 Million Acre Oil and Gas Lease Sale Offshore Texas (April 24, 2013)
- Federal Register Notices
- Historical - Proposed Notice of Sale Package
- Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability (released August 28, 2013)
- Sale Statistics (released August 28, 2013)
- Bid Evaluation Results
- Final Bid Recap (December 17, 2013)