2023-09457. Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales

AGENCY:

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION:

List of restricted joint bidders.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and BOEM's regulatory restrictions on joint bidding, BOEM is publishing this list of restricted joint bidders. Each entity within one of the following groups is restricted from bidding with any entity in any of the other groups listed below at Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales held during the bidding period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023.

DATES:

This list of restricted joint bidders covers the bidding period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, and succeeds all prior published lists.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Group I

BP America Production Company

BP Exploration & Production Inc.

Group II

Chevron Corporation

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.

Unocal Corporation

Union Oil Company of California

Pure Partners, L.P.

Group III

Eni Petroleum Co. Inc.

Eni Petroleum US LLC

Eni Oil US LLC

Eni Marketing Inc.

Eni BB Petroleum Inc.

Eni US Operating Co. Inc.

Eni BB Pipeline LLC

Group IV

Equinor ASA

Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC

Equinor USA E&P Inc.

Group V

Exxon Mobil Corporation

ExxonMobil Exploration Company

Group VI

Shell Oil Company

Shell Offshore Inc.

SWEPI LP

Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.

SOI Finance Inc.

Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.

Group VII

Total E&P USA, Inc.

Even if an entity does not appear on the above list, BOEM may disqualify and reject certain joint or single bids submitted by an entity if that entity is chargeable for the prior production period with an average daily production in excess of 1.6 million barrels of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. See30 CFR 556.512.

Authority:42 U.S.C. 6213; and 30 CFR 556.511–556.515.

Elizabeth Klein,

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.