Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

See the attached document.

From a regulatory policy standpoint, this appears to be a strong filing. Operationally, the most important points pertain to the costly and premature Rice’s whale restrictions first discussed on this blog.

Most notably, the plaintiffs seek (p.39):

2. A preliminary and permanent injunction striking, setting aside, and enjoining BOEM from implementing the specific challenged provisions of the Final Notice of Sale and Record of Decision for Lease Sale 261;
3. An order vacating the specific challenged provisions of the Final Notice of Sale and Record of Decision for Lease Sale 261;
4. An order compelling Defendants to proceed with Lease Sale 261 on September 27, 2023, without the challenged provisions;