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To show the areas that are currently under lease. Does not include old leases that are relinquished, terminated, or expired. |
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To show the areas that are currently under lease. Does not include old leases that are relinquished, terminated, or expired. |
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Leasing and Plans, Mapping and Automation Section |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>OCS Lease Blocks that are currently leased from the federal government by industry for the purpose of development of traditional oil or gas energy products and may or may not be actively developed or producing. Leases in state waters are not included in this layer. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) (</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title43/html/USCODE-2010-title43-chap29-subchapIII.htm"><SPAN><SPAN>43 U.S.C. 1331-1356a</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue, on a competitive basis, leases for oil and gas, and sulfur, in submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf. The Act authorizes the Secretary to grant rights-of-way and easements through the submerged lands of the OCS. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>An OCS lease is an agreement that is issued under section 8 or maintained under section 6 of the Act and that authorizes exploration for, and development and production of, minerals on the OCS. The term also means the area covered by that agreement, whichever the context requires. The areas covered by the lease agreement consist of one or more OCS Lease Blocks, or any leasable portion thereof, bid upon as a single administrative unit, that will be part of a single lease. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This data set contains the outlines for active federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. The file is updated on a monthy basis on or about the first of each month. The lease outlines represent a close approximation, but might not be the exact coordinates for those leases. For official coordinates please refer to the OPD or SOBD for the lease. All leasing in the GOM OCS Region is captured on a NAD27. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>BOEM will not assume any responsibility or liability for damages caused by errors or omissions in the original data set. BOEM has made efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data; however, some errors may exist. Notifications of errors are appreciated and shall be reported to the BOEM Office of Public Affairs (see contact information below). Data is not intended to be used as legal documentation and shall not be constructed as such. The data was developed within the U.S. Government; no proprietary rights may be attached to them nor may they be sold to the U.S. Government as part of any procurement of ADP products or services. Data is not to be used for navigational purposes.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For more information please visit our webpage: </SPAN><A href="https://www.boem.gov/"><SPAN>https://www.boem.gov/</SPAN></A><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Office of Public Affairs, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>New Orleans, LA 70123-2394</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Phone: 1-800-200-4853</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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active_ocs_lease_blocks |
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["Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","BOEM","Outer Continental Shelf","OCS","Gulf of Mexico","GOM","Submerged Lands Act Boundary","SLA","Federal","Oil","Gas","OCS Lease Blocks","Leases"] |
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active_ocs_lease_blocks |
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