After the announcement of further restrictions on resource development in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A), Senator Sullivan (AK) called on the administration to stop sanctioning Alaska and to instead restore sanctions on Iran.
The US OCS is being similarly sanctioned by its own government. The 5 year OCS “leasing plan” not only excludes all areas except the Gulf of Mexico, but authorizes a maximum of only 3 sales, the fewest ever for a 5 year program. The number of sales may well have been zero were it not for the requirement to hold an oil and gas sale during the year prior to the issuance of a lease for wind development.
| 2024–2029 Proposed Final Program Lease Sale Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Sale Number | Sale Year | OCS Region and Program Area |
| 1 | 262 | 2025 | Gulf of Mexico: GOM Program Area |
| 2 | 263 | 2027 | Gulf of Mexico: GOM Program Area |
| 3 | 264 | 2029 | Gulf of Mexico: GOM Program Area |
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 