While the majors and large independents garner most of the attention, smaller companies are an integral part of the mosaic that is the Gulf of America petroleum province. Some focus on producing and identifying remaining reserves on the shelf; others partner in deepwater projects.
Sale participants like Arena, Cantium, Walter, W&T, Beacon, Kosmos, and Houston Energy are well established Gulf leaseholders. Red Willow has attracted attention as a successful Southern Ute energy corporation.
Some BBG1 participants may be lesser known:
- Wyotex Offshore
- Ridgewood Energy Corporation
- Byron Energy Inc.
- CSL Exploration, LP
- Renaissance Offshore, LLC
- Navitas Petroleum US, LLC
- CL&F Offshore LLC
- KUSA Inc. – wholly owned by the Australian company, Karoon Energy.
- Harvester Energy (US) Inc.
Collective bids by category:
- Majors (BP, Shell, Chevron, Oxy/Anadarko, Total, Equinor. Eni, Repsol) submitted 151 bids
- Large independents (LLOG, Woodside, Murphy, Talos) submitted 51 bids (individually or as part of a group)
- Other independents submitted 46 bids (individually or as part of a group)
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 