Lease Sale 233

Western Planning Area

Western Gulf Lease Sale 233 was held Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in New Orleans, LA.

Lease Sale 233-2

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.

Final Bid Recap

Final Bid Recap (147.79 KB) (December 17, 2013)

Bid Evaluation Results

Phase II Decision Information Matrix (28.67 KB) (November 26, 2013)

Final Phase II Acceptances (315.09 KB) (November 26, 2013)

Final Phase II Acceptances (335.12 KB) (November 8, 2013)

Final Phase II Acceptances (89.31 KB) (November 1, 2013)

Final Phase II Acceptances (319.94 KB) (October 24, 2013)

Phase I Decision Matrix (23.76 KB) (September 27, 2013)

Final Phase I Acceptances (23.76 KB) (September 12, 2013)

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability (50.71 KB) (released August 28, 2013)

Sale Statistics

The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 233 held on August 28, 2013. 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 (Report 1)
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 233 ZIP File
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	pdf file	zipped postscript file *
Active Leases and Bids Received Map	pdf file	zipped postscript file *

*Note: This is an encapsulated Postscript plot file generated by ArcView. WinZip 8.1 was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.

Maps

Call for Information and Nominations Map (23.78 KB) Central Planning Area Lease Sales 231, 235, 241, 241 and Western Planning Area Lease Sales 233, 238, 246, 248 (published July 9, 2012)

Blocks Receiving Bids

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

Miscellaneous Presale Statistics

Miscellaneous Sale Statistics (6.9 KB) (released August 27, 2013)

Final Notice of Sale

Clarification of Lease Administration for Western Planning Area Sale 233 due to the EPA Suspension of BP and Affiliates (July 31, 2013)
Final NOS 233 Package (new format)
Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments (updated July 24, 2013)
List of Blocks Available for Leasing (pdf file) or (zipped ASCII file)
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.
Sale Maps
- Lease Terms and Economic Conditions (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)
- Stipulations and Deferred Blocks (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)

*Note: These are enhanced Postscript plot files generated by ArcInfo. They can be plotted locally. Version 8.1 of WINZIP was used to compress these files.

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)

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

Final Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (WPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233 (WPA Sale 233) (published July 29, 2013)
Proposed Notice of Sale for Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (WPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233 (WPA Sale 233) (published April 25, 2013)
Call for Information and Nominations on Proposed Central and Western Gulf of Mexico Sales for 2012-2017 (published March 15, 2011)
Call for Information and Nominations Map (published March 14, 2011)
Call for Information and Nominations; Correction - Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central and Western Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2012–2017 (published November 15, 2011)
Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sales in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (WPA), Beginning With WPA Sale 233 in 2013 and Subsequent Sales Through 2017, Call for Information and Nominations (published July 9, 2012)
Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sales, Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233 and Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231, Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (published July 9, 2012)
Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sales, Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233 and Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231 (published August 24, 2012)

Proposed Notice of Sale Package

Cover Sheet for Proposed Notice of Sale Package
Proposed NOS 233
Information to Lessees for Sale 233
Lease Stipulations for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233
Example of Preferred Format: Geophysical Data and Information Statement and Sample Envelope
Blank GDIS Table in Excel format
Sale Maps
- Lease Terms and Economic Conditions (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)
- Stipulations and Deferred Blocks (pdf file) or (zipped postscript file*)
  
  *Note: These are enhanced Postscript plot files generated by ArcMap. They can be plotted locally. Version 8.1 of WINZIP was used to compress these files.