Two lease sales in the Eastern
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area were scheduled under the OCS 5-Year Program for
2002-2007. Under the current 1.5 million-acre
configuration, Lease Sale 189 was held in 2003 and Sale 197 was held on March 16, 2005.
The 2002-2007 5-Year Program did not propose the
leasing of any OCS areas withdrawn from leasing by moratoria or executive order.
Important Sale 197 Dates:
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February 7, 2002 - Federal Register (FR)
Call/Notice published
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March 2002 - Public hearings held in New
Orleans and Mobile
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November 2002/May 2003 - Draft and Final EIS
made available to the public, respectively
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November 2004 - Notice of Availability of
Proposed Notice of Sale published in Federal Register
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February 2005 - Final Notice of Sale
published in the Federal Register
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March 16, 2005 - Sale 197
Final Notice of Sale
Package (Released February 11, 2005)
Potential Hydrocarbon Prospects for Sale 197
News Releases and Fact Sheets
Preliminary Sale Statistics (Released March 15, 2005)
Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (Released March 16, 2005)
Blocks Receiving Bids (Released March 16,
2005)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
(Released
March 16, 2005)
Sale Statistics (Released March 16, 2005)
Bid Evaluation Results (Updated
May 3, 2005)
Final Bid Recap (Released May 25, 2005)