Datasets
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Offshore Wind Lease Outlines
These data are an outline version of offshore wind leases managed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Active offshore wind leasing areas within the U.S. Outer... -
Oil and Gas Resource Potential 2021
This national data layer shows the extent of the probable oil and/or gas geologic structures (plays) identified within the US Outer Continental Shelf located in the waters near... -
Offshore Wind - Cable Interconnections (Proposed or Installed)
These data show the locations of proposed and installed energy facilities the power from a wind farm will inject into. In most cases, the locations shown are the maximum... -
Offshore Wind - Ocean Observing Devices (Proposed or Installed)
These data show the lessees’ proposed or installed locations of buoys, meteorological towers, or other observing devices. These data will be updated as new publicly available... -
Offshore Wind Planning Areas (Rescinded July 30, 2025)
These data show the lease blocks and sub-blocks which represent the current investigations by BOEM for new areas of interest in offshore wind energy development. For a general... -
OCS Withdrawal Areas
Areas that are permanently or temporarily withdrawn from oil/gas, renewable, critical mineral, sand leasing, or some combination of these by various authorities. These include... -
Offshore Wind - Turbine Locations (Proposed or Installed)
This dataset shows proposed and installed wind turbine locations. Until installed, all proposed locations and turbine specifications are subject to change. For the proposed... -
Offshore Wind - Substations (Proposed or Installed)
These data contain both proposed and installed power substations. Substations can be within the offshore lease area or onshore. Offshore substations receive power from wind... -
Offshore Wind - Export Cable Corridors (Proposed)
These data represent the proposed area the developer intends to investigate for the location of one or more export cables, the electrical cables that will carry electricity from... -
Seismic Water Bottom Anomalies NGDA
Symbology (.lyrx)Since 1998, geoscientists at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have identified and mapped water bottom (seafloor) acoustic amplitude anomalies in the... -
Offshore Wind - Cable Landings (Proposed or Installed)
These data show proposed or currently installed locations where offshore export cables will make or have made landfall. For proposed landings, if more than one option is... -
Offshore Wind Planning Area Outlines (Rescinded July 30, 2025)
These data are an outline version of BOEM‘s offshore wind planning areas. These areas represent the current investigations by BOEM for new areas of interest in wind energy... -
Offshore Wind - Project Phase Areas (Proposed)
This dataset shows areas within an existing lease where one or more wind energy projects are being planned for development. These areas were provided by the offshore wind... -
OCS Area Polygons
These polygon features represent the areas comprising the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as defined by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In the Outer Continental... -
Outer Continental Shelf Active Renewable Energy Leases NGDA
These data represent the offshore wind leases within the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) - federally managed waters within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) - managed by... -
Marine Hydrokinetic Leases and Planning Areas
These areas are managed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management within the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf for active or potential marine hydrokinetic leases for both research or... -
Offshore Wind - Interarray Cables (Proposed or Installed)
These data represent the currently proposed cable linkages between proposed or installed wind turbines and/or proposed offshore substation(s). In some cases, more than one... -
Offshore Wind - Export Cables (Proposed or Installed)
These data contain both proposed and installed export cables. The proposed cables show the developer’s current plans, but until installation occurs, these locations are subject... -
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Wells - Alaska Region NAD 83 NGDA
Surface Locations of Boreholes drilled for exploration or oil and gas production. Dataset is maintained by BOEM AK RE. All wells drilled before 1986 are mapped in NAD27... -
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Wells - Gulf of Mexico Region NAD 27 NGDA
This data set contains surface locations for oil and gas wells located in the Gulf of Mexico federal waters. Note: Wells are being added or modified continuously; obtaining...