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 November 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
DATES:
This list of restricted joint bidders covers the bidding period of November 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024, 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
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)
Progress Resources USA Ltd.
Progress Resources Gulf of Mexico LLC
Group VII
Shell Oil Company
Shell Offshore Inc.
SWEPI LP
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.
SOI Finance Inc.
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.
Group VIII
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. See 30 CFR 556.512.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213 and 30 CFR 556.511–556.515.
Laura Daniel-Davis,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior.
The action taken herein is pursuant to an existing delegation of authority.
[FR Doc. 2023–22317 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am]
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