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Lease Sale 262

What’s New?

The Department of the Interior previously announced in a Proposed Notice of Sale that it would hold Gulf of America (GOA) Lease Sale 262 on Dec.10, 2025. However, given the new requirements of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Lease Sale 262 is being deferred while the Department focuses on implementing the OBBBA’s required leasing provisions, which initiate a multi-year leasing program extending through March 2040. BOEM intends to hold the first required lease sale, GOA Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 1 (BBG1), on Dec.10, 2025, the same day that Lease Sale 262 was originally scheduled to occur.

Proposed Notice of Sale Package  

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