73.3 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to be leased for oil drilling

The lease 259 sale could lead to more than one billion barrels of oil extracted over the next 50 years

Miss.

Ala.

Ga.

La.

Texas

Fla.

Federally

managed,

not in sale

Lease 259 sale

Gulf of Mexico

400 mi

500 km

Miss.

Ala.

Ga.

La.

Texas

Fla.

Federally

managed,

not in sale

Lease 259 sale

Gulf of Mexico

400 mi

500 km

Miss.

Ala.

Ga.

La.

Texas

Fla.

Federally

managed,

not in sale

Lease 259 sale

Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

400 mi

500 km

Miss.

Ala.

Ga.

La.

Texas

Fla.

Federally

managed,

not in sale

Lease 259 sale

Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

400 mi

500 km