# BOEM publishes proposed Gulf oil and gas lease-sale notice

> The proposal opens a comment stage; bidding is still scheduled for March 2027.

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- Published: 2026-10-12T23:33:38+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a proposed notice for Gulf of America outer continental shelf lease sale BBG4 on October 9. The document sets out proposed terms, rates, minimum bids and sale location under federal law.

Governors of affected states and local executives may comment on the sale’s size, timing and location by December 8, 2026. Bid opening is currently scheduled for March 10, 2027, with a final notice due at least 30 days beforehand. The announcement records no completed auction, lease award or production.

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Methodology: This event is transcribed from the primary notice and does not establish a commercial outcome.

| date | label | description | status |
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| 2026-10-09 | Agency action | The notice records the dated action described in the cited source. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/09/2026-20767/notice-of-availability-of-the-proposed-notice-of-sale-for-gulf-of-america-outer-continental-shelf> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/boem-proposed-gulf-lease-sale-bbg4-review-timeline-2026/data/regulatory-event?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/boem-proposed-gulf-lease-sale-bbg4-review-timeline-2026/data/regulatory-event?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Department of the Interior](<https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/09/2026-20767/notice-of-availability-of-the-proposed-notice-of-sale-for-gulf-of-america-outer-continental-shelf>) (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-09)

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