Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2) Oil & Gas Lease Sale

One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Big Beautiful Gulf 2

This sale is the second of thirty Gulf of America oil and gas lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. By committing to a predictable sale schedule, the Department is delivering on President Trump’s promise to expand American energy production and strengthen U.S. energy dominance.

What’s New?

On March 11, 2026, BOEM held Lease Sale BBG2. The sale generated $46,976,423 in high bids for 25 blocks across approximately 141,000 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of America. Thirteen companies submitted 38 bids totaling $69,838,782. 

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability  

Sale Statistics  

The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale BBG2 held on March 11, 2026. The reports organize the data in several different ways.

Sale Statistics - Includes general summary information on sale bids.

Preliminary Bid Recap by Area & Block for All Bids - Includes complete information on all blocks that received bids. A final bid recap which includes bid acceptance and rejection results will be posted approximately three months after sale day.

High Bids Ranked by Bid Amount (Report 4) - Includes information on all high bids in ranked order.

Analysis of Bids by Company - Includes information on all bids by all companies.

Summaries of Company Bids (Report 6) - Includes bidding information by companies. The four reports are sorted by company as follows:

Sale BBG2 ZIP - This file displays bid information on acreage, royalty rates, and companies participating in this sale. It contains five fixed format, ASCII data files of tract, bid, and company data as well as a text file which shows the record layouts.

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution  

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (March 11, 2026): PDF | ArcGIS Online Interactive Map

Active Leases and Bids Received Map (March 11, 2026): PDF | ArcGIS Online Interactive Map

 

Blocks Receiving Bids  

Blocks Receiving Bids (March 10, 2026)

Blocks Receiving Bids - ASCII file

Note: This file contains the two letter area identifier, block number, and the number of bids received on that block. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files

Miscellaneous Presale Statistics  

For Potential Bidders  

Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS) Information:

Example of Preferred Format includes:

  1. Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS),
  2. Example of GDIS Spreadsheet, Table Definitions and Envelope,
  3. Submittal of Reprocessed Data Survey Map, and
  4. Example of Live Trace Map and Submission Instructions

Blank GDIS Excel Spreadsheet

Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid).

Survey Parameters:

Submission of a Survey Parameters spreadsheet (in addition to the GDIS).

A sample spreadsheet and blank digital copy in Excel format are provided for your reference and suggested use. Please download, complete, and submit the Survey Parameters spreadsheet along with the GDIS and your bid.

Question and Answer section for the GDIS

Additional Bidder Information:

Sale Maps and Lease Terms:

 

Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments  

Proposed Notice of Sale Package  

GDIS Information:

Example of Preferred Format includes
1. Geophysical Data and Information Statement (GDIS)
2. Example of GDIS Spreadsheet, Table Definitions and Envelope
3. Submittal of Reprocessed Data Survey Map, and
4. Example of Live Trace Map and Submission Instructions

Blank GDIS Excel Spreadsheet

For Potential Bidders - Provided for your reference and suggested use is a blank digital copy of the GDIS table, in Excel format, which you may download, complete and submit along with the GDIS and your bid.

Survey Parameters:

Question and Answer

Question and Answer Section for the GDIS 

Bidder Information

Sale Maps