BOEM Restricted Joint Bidders List, May to Oct 2026
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published its semi-annual restricted joint bidders list for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales. The list covers the bidding period of May 1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, and specifies which entity groups are prohibited from bidding jointly with other groups at OCS lease sales. This list succeeds all prior published lists and implements regulatory restrictions on joint bidding under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Entities affected include major oil and gas producers such as BP, Chevron, Unocal, and Noble Energy.
“Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) regulatory restrictions on joint bidding, BOEM is publishing this list of restricted joint bidders.”
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BOEM published its semi-annual restricted joint bidders list for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales. The list covers the bidding period of May 1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, and identifies entity groups that are prohibited from bidding jointly with other specified groups. Group I includes BP entities; Group II includes Chevron, Unocal, Union Oil Company of California, and Noble Energy. This list succeeds all prior published lists and implements restrictions under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
Energy companies planning to participate in OCS lease sales should verify that their proposed bidding arrangements do not violate the joint bidding restrictions. Joint bidders that fall within restricted group combinations may be ineligible to participate jointly in the specified lease sales. This is a routine administrative publication and does not impose new substantive obligations beyond prior lists.
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Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales
A Notice by the Ocean Energy Management Bureau on 04/27/2026
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Document Details Published Content - Document Details Agencies Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Agency/Docket Number Docket No. BOEM-2026-0430 Document Citation 91 FR 22546 Document Number 2026-08149 Document Type Notice Pages 22546-22547
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- [Docket No. BOEM-2026-0430]
AGENCY:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION:
List of restricted joint bidders.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) 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, 2026, through October 31, 2026.
DATES:
This list of restricted joint bidders covers the bidding period of May 1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, and succeeds all prior published lists.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Group I
BP America Production Company
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
BP Products North America, Inc.
Group II
Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Unocal Corporation
Union Oil Company of California
Noble Energy, Inc.
Hess Corporation
Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.
Group III
ENI Petroleum US LLC
Eni Marketing Inc.
Eni BB Petroleum Inc. ( printed page 22547)
Eni US Operating Co. Inc.
Eni Petroleum Co. Inc.
Eni Next LLC
Eni USA Gas Marketing LLC
Eni GoM LLC
Versalis Americas Inc.
Eni Trading & Shipping Inc.
Group IV
Equinor ASA
Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC
Equinor USA E&P Inc.
Group V
Exxon Mobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Upstream Company
Group VI
Shell USA, Inc.
Shell Offshore Inc.
SWEPI LP
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.
SOI Finance Inc.
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.
Group VII
TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc.
TotalEnergies SE
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. See 30 CFR 556.512.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213; and 30 CFR 556.511-556.515.
Matthew N. Giacona,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2026-08149 Filed 4-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4340-98-P
Published Document: 2026-08149 (91 FR 22546)
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