[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 57689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22580]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[BOEM Docket No. 2021-0072]


Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulatory restrictions on 
joint bidding, BOEM is publishing this list of restricted joint 
bidders. Each entity within one of the following groups is restricted 
from bidding with any entity in any of the other groups listed below at 
Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales held during the bidding 
period of November 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022.

DATES: This list of restricted joint bidders covers the bidding period 
of November 1, 2021, through April 30, 2022, and succeeds the prior 
list published on April 26, 2021 (86 FR 22067), which covered the 
period of May 1, 2021, through October 31, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Group I

BP America Production Company
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.

Group II

Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.
Unocal Corporation
Union Oil Company of California
Pure Partners, L.P.

Group III

Eni Petroleum Co. Inc.
Eni Petroleum US LLC
Eni Oil US LLC
Eni Marketing Inc.
Eni BB Petroleum Inc.
Eni US Operating Co. Inc.
Eni BB Pipeline LLC

Group IV

Equinor ASA
Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC
Equinor USA E&P Inc.

Group V

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Exxon Mobil Exploration Company

Group VI

Shell Oil Company
Shell Offshore Inc.
SWEPI LP
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.
SOI Finance Inc.
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.

Group VII

Total E&P USA, Inc.
    Even if an entity does not appear on the above list, BOEM may 
disqualify and reject certain joint or single bids submitted by an 
entity if that entity is chargeable for the prior production period 
with an average daily production in excess of 1.6 million barrels of 
crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. See 30 CFR 556.512.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213; and 30 CFR 556.511-556.515.

Amanda B. Lefton,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-22580 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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