What's New?
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM’s Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) published in the Federal Register March 21, 2024, initiating a 60-day public comment period. BOEM is proposing four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas, totaling 410,060 acres on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
To comment on the proposed sale notice, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ and search for docket number BOEM-2024-0017.
- PSN Federal Register
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37962 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37963 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37964 and associated map
- GOM Proposed Lease GOMW-2 OCS-G 37965 and associated map
- Bidder's Financial Form
- Bidder's Financial Form Addendum
- GOM Proposed Wind Energy Lease Areas (ZIP)
Public Engagement
- BOEM Offshore Wind Round Table Agenda (08/02/2023)
- Wind Roundtable Meeting (08/02/2023)
- Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meetings
- Wind Energy Area Draft EJ POCs Meeting (08/22/2022)
- Gulf of Mexico Draft EA Meeting (08/09/2022)
- Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Summit (01/19/2022)
Announcements
- Interior Department Proposes Second Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico (03/20/2024)
- Biden-Harris Administration Holds First-Ever Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Auction (08/29/2023)
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces First Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico (07/20/2023)
- BOEM Completes Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Leasing in the Gulf of Mexico (05/30/2023)
- You’re Invited: Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (03/21/2023)
- Interior Department Proposes First-Ever Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico (02/22/2023)
- BOEM Designates Two Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Mexico (10/31/2022)
- BOEM Extends Public Comment Period for Potential Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas and Draft Environmental Assessment (08/10/2022)
- Department of the Interior announced it is seeking public comments on two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico (07/20/22)
- BOEM Initiates Environmental Assessment for Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Mexico (01/11/22)
- Interior Department Takes Action to Advance Offshore Wind in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico (10/28/21)
- Interior Department to Explore Offshore Wind Potential in the Gulf of Mexico (06/08/21)