Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

The Court VACATES and REMANDS the Record of Decision for Lease Sale 257 to the Department of the Interior.

Rudolph Contreras, US District Judge

The decision is yet another victory for OPEC+, which is doing quite well of late, and a loss for our economy and energy security.

So here is where we are:

• June 15, 2021: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issues injunction invalidating Federal oil and gas leasing “pause”
• September 30, 2021: BOEM announces Sale 257 for the Gulf of Mexico
• November 17, 2021: BOEM holds Sale 257
• January 27. 2022: The U.S. District Court for DC vacates Sale 257 and remands the Record of Decision to the Dept. of the Interior
• Five year leasing plan expires in June 2022
• So is the ball in Louisiana’s (Federal) court?