BOEM’s Atlantic OCS Region
Our mission: To manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
Responsible development of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) renewable energy resources is managed by the Office of Renewable Energy Programs. The Marine Mineral Program oversees the use of OCS non-energy sediment resources. Both programs are active in the Atlantic OCS Region, and their offices are in Sterling, VA. All oil and gas-related activities are administered through the Gulf of Mexico Region. Currently there are no active oil and gas-related activities in the Atlantic.
Key Regional Information
- Renewable: 32 commercial and 2 research leases; 2.635 million acres.
- Marine Minerals: 6 states and 419 miles of shoreline restored.
- Native and Community Engagement: Our region comprises 26 federally recognized Tribes.
Atlantic Office
45600 Woodland Road
Sterling, VA 20166Atlantic Regional Director
TBD.
The Atlantic OCS refers to all submerged lands lying beneath the ocean within the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) beyond coastal waters of Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia (typically 3 miles from the coastline to 200 miles offshore). The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 amended the definition of “Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)” in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to include submerged lands within the EEZ adjacent to all U.S. territories, thus extending Atlantic OCS definition to include U.S. territories in the Atlantic.
