First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies

Oil companies have offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale in the ...
KHQ

Oil companies pay $279 million to drill in Gulf of Mexico, despite Florida pushback

Thirty oil companies, including Chevron, Shell and BP, paid the United States Department of the Interior around $279 million ...
Rigzone

Burgum Signs Order to 'Unleash American Offshore Energy'

'Offshore oil and gas production does not happen overnight - it takes years of planning, investment, and hard work before barrels reach the market', U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said.
The Beaumont Enterprise

Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm ...