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 for Sale 233-2 (95.51 KB) (June 5, 2014)

Bid Evaluation Results  

Final Phase II Acceptances (39.11 KB) (April 25, 2014)
Phase I Decision Matrix (8.49 KB) (April 25, 2014)

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability  

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability for Sale 233-2 (28.87 KB) (released March 19, 2014)

Sale Statistics  

The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 233-2 held on March 19, 2014. The reports organize the data in several different ways.

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution  

Lease Sale Map – Bid Distributionpdf filezipped postscript file *
Active Leases and Bids Received Mappdf filezipped postscript file *

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Maps  

Map U.S. - Mexico Boundary Area (pdf) (296.8 KB)
Map U.S. - Mexico Boundary Area (zipped postscript file) (214.02 KB)

Blocks Receiving Bids  

Phase II Decision Information Matrix (9.42 KB) (April 25, 2014)

Miscellaneous Presale Statistics  

Miscellaneous Sale Statistics for Sale 233-2 (6.39 KB) (released March 19, 2014)

News Releases  

Secretary Jewell Applauds Passage Of U.S. – Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement (December 23, 2013)
Obama Administration To Offer 40 Million Acres In The Gulf Of Mexico For Oil And Gas Development (February 13, 2014)

Information regarding the Agreement between the United States and Mexico Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico

Special Information Sheets  

Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in (1.06 MB)