Vast Offshore Acres Available at BOEM GofM Sale
of 0.46 billion to 0.89 billion barrels of oil, and 1.9 trillion cubic feet to 3.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The Final Notice of Sale details the lease terms and conditions, as well as all the environmental stipulations for this sale and is available here. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management and BOEM Director Tommy Beaudreau, with BOEM Gulf of Mexico Regional Director John Rodi, will be present at the sale Wednesday, March 20, 2013 , 9:00 a.m. CDT / 10:00 a.m. EDT at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome St. Charles Club Room, 2nd
NOIA Reacts to Salazar's Pending Departure
NOIA President Randall Luthi Comments on Pending Departure of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the upcoming departure of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar: “On behalf of the National Ocean Industries Association, I thank Secretary Salazar for his service and wish him the best on his return to Colorado. Owning a ranch in Wyoming myself, I can certainly understand the strong desire to leave Washington and return to running cows and calves instead of political gauntlets.