Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

• Congress has mandated that the sale be held by the end of this month.
• BOEM announced a sale date of 9/27
• Louisiana, API, and Chevron have challenged provisions of the sale notice and filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to remove those provisions.
• Ten members of Congress have submitted an amicus brief in support of the motion for a preliminary injunction.
• Six NGOs are suing in DC Federal Court to stop the sale.

Rice’s whale restrictions