The measure directs the Commerce Department to speed up reviewing and issuing permits for exploration and commercial recovery ...

Secretary Doug Burgum has initiated action on two of President Trump’s executive orders — one regarding offshore oil leasing ...

The United Kingdom made on Tuesday 11 May 2009, its submission in respect of its extended continental shelf around the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

Launching the process to develop the 11th national outer continental shelf program marks a decisive step toward securing ...

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to initiate ...

On April 18, 2025, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) would soon ...

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Friday directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to initiate the fir ...

India has increased its claim in the Central Arabian Sea, as part of its ‘extended continental shelf’ by nearly 10,000 square ...

The OCS plays a critical role in America’s energy security. As of April 1, 2025, BOEM manages 2,227 active oil and gas leases ...

Issues affecting circumpolar nations ...

The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized a new area of the Atlantic Ocean’s northern seabed and subsoil as belonging to Brazil, covering dimensions ...