BOEM’s Pacific 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.
The Pacific Region manages the responsible development of offshore energy and mineral resources in Federal waters off the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington and Hawai'i. To carry out its energy, minerals and science programs on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Pacific Region employs a diverse workforce of geoscientists, petroleum engineers, renewable energy specialists, physical scientists, biologists, environmental protection specialists, environmental scientists, and policy and administrative analysts.
Key Regional Information
- Conventional: 30 oil and gas leases, a total of 152,578 acres.
- Renewable: Five offshore wind energy leases and one marine and hydrokinetic research lease, a total of 377,537 acres.
- Marine Minerals: Assessing Pacific OCS sand, gravel and other mineral resources.
Pacific Office
760 Paseo Camarillo
Suite 102 (CM 102)
Camarillo, CA 93010
805-384-6305
855-320-1484Pacific Regional Director
Douglas Boren
The Pacific OCS refers to all submerged lands lying beneath the ocean within the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) beyond coastal waters off California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaiʻi (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 Pacific OCS definition to include U.S. territories in the Pacific.
