U.S. Offshore Drilling Leases Slated for Early 2026

November 11, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. federal government announced it was readying for offshore lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Cook Inlet off Alaska, the first such offerings from President Donald Trump's signature spending bill.Matt Giocano, the acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), on Friday announced plans for the first offshore lease sales as mandated by Trump's so-called One Big Beaut