Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale 224 Information

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Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale 224 Information

Eastern Gulf Lease Sale 224 was held at the Louisiana Superdome on March 19, 2008. This sale was mandated by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, signed by the President in December 2006. This sale included a small part of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, more than 125 miles off the Florida coast and completely west of the Military Mission Line.

Important Sale 224 Dates:

February 14, 2007
Federal Register (FR) Call/Notice published
Correction to the map in the FR for the Call/Notice
Call for Information and Nominations Map
March 1 and 7, 2007
Public hearings held in Pensacola, Florida and Larose, Louisiana, respectively
July 2007/November 2007
Draft and Final SEIS made available to the public, respectively
August 17, 2007
Revised Sale Area Map for Eastern GOM Lease Sale 224
October 30, 2007
Notice of Availability of Proposed Notice of Sale published in Federal Register
February 2008
Final Notice of Sale published in the Federal Register
March 2008
Sale 224

News Releases and Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Minerals Management Service and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006

Final Notice of Sale Package (released February 13, 2008)

Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments (updated July 16, 2008)

Preliminary Sale Statistics (released March 18, 2008)

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (released March 19, 2008)

Blocks Receiving Bids (released March 19, 2008)

Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability (released March 19, 2008)

Sale Statistics (released March 19, 2008)

Bid Evaluation Results (updated May 6, 2008)

Final Bid Recap (released May 22, 2008)