South America / GoM
Country profile: Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico - recent news
| 21 Apr 25 |
GoM: New offshore oil and gas leasing program brings certainty and momentum to Gulf of America National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito has issued a statement after Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the next steps in a new offshore oil and gas leasing program. |
| 21 Apr 25 |
GoM: Interior announces 11th National Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a robust public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. |
| 14 Apr 25 |
GoM: bp announces oil discovery in the Gulf of America bp has announced an oil discovery at the Far South prospect, in Green Canyon Block 584 in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of America. Both the initial well and a subsequent sidetrack encountered oil in high-quality Miocene reservoirs, and preliminary data supports a potentially commercial volume of hydrocarbons. |
| 14 Apr 25 |
GoM: US Department of the Interior announces a significant increase in estimated oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf The Department of the Interior has announced a significant increase in estimated oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf, underscoring the region’s critical role in advancing the country’s national security and American Energy Dominance. |
| 07 Apr 25 |
GoM: Department of the Interior announces new 2025 Lease Sale in the Gulf of America Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold the next scheduled oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America. America’s Outer Continental Shelf contains a significant source of oil and gas for the nation’s energy supply. BOEM anticipates publishing a proposed notice of sale in June 2025. |
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Other countries in this region
- Argentina,
- Aruba,
- Bahamas,
- Barbados,
- Belize,
- Bermuda,
- Bolivia,
- Brazil,
- Canada,
- Chile,
- Colombia,
- Costa Rica,
- Cuba,
- Dominican Republic,
- Ecuador,
- Falklands,
- French Guiana,
- Grenada,
- Guatemala,
- Guyana,
- Honduras,
- Jamaica,
- Mexico,
- Nicaragua,
- Panama,
- Paraguay,
- Peru,
- Suriname,
- Trinidad,
- Uruguay,
- USA,
- Venezuela
