Gulf of America Acting Regional Director
Laura Robbins serves as Deputy Director of BOEM’s Gulf of Mexico Region. She helps direct all leasing, regulatory oversight, and resource management functions for offshore energy and marine minerals development on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Before her current role, she led the Risk Management and Operations Group in BOEM’s Gulf of Mexico Region.
The Gulf of Mexico OCS is the primary offshore source of hydrocarbons for the United States, generating approximately 97 percent of all offshore oil and natural gas production. The region is also advancing offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico and has a robust marine minerals program, which is helping to restore eroding coastlines.
Robbins previously held positions in the federal government with the Office of Nature Resources Revenue, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Education.
She has a BBA in accounting from Texas A&M University - Commerce. Her financial career began in the oil and gas industry, and she eventually became a Chief Financial Officer in the private sector prior to her federal service.