As of 2025, U.S. offshore oil drilling and production activity is concentrated primarily in the Gulf of Mexico.
November 19, 2025
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temporal
Describes the geographic concentration of current U.S. offshore oil activity.
U.S. federal offshore leasing programs can include lease auctions for tracts in federal waters off multiple U.S. states and regions, such as California's coast, Alaska's Arctic waters, waters near Florida, and the western and central Gulf of Mexico.
November 19, 2025
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policy
Describes the geographic scope that federal offshore leasing programs may target.
The Trump administration adopted a renaming of the 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America'.
November 19, 2025
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administrative
Describes an administrative name change applied to a major U.S. offshore region.