Thirty oil companies, including Chevron, Shell and BP, paid the United States Department of the Interior around $279 million in bids to lease land across the Gulf of Mexico, despite pushback from Florida’s entire congressional delegation.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released information on its website about its “Big Beautiful Gulf 1 Oil and Gas Lease Sale,” which took place on December 10, 2025.

According to the Bureau’s sale day statistics , BP paid the most, buying 50 blocks of land for nearly $61 million. Chevron paid the second most, buying 22 blocks of land for around $33 million.

“Today’s lease sale is another major milestone in rebuilding American Energy Dominance by unlocking investment, strengthening our energy security, creating jobs and ensuring American

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