BOEM Potential Critical Minerals Sales and Bidder Qualifications
BOEM detailed its process for potential competitive lease sales of Outer Continental Shelf areas for critical seabed minerals.
BOEM Initiates Process for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore Virginia
BOEM began the process for a potential Virginia offshore mineral lease sale after a request from Odyssey Marine Exploration.
BOEM Extends Public Comment Period on Request for Information and Interest on Potential Minerals Lease Sale Offshore the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
BOEM extended the comment period on its CNMI seabed minerals RFI. The deadline moved to January 12, 2026 at the CNMI and Guam governors' request.
BOEM Advances Offshore Minerals Planning Efforts in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
BOEM advanced offshore critical minerals planning in the Pacific, completing area identification off American Samoa and seeking CNMI input.