Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history this week. The sale will include almost 77 million acres of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico and is scheduled to take place in March 2018. “In today’s low-price energy environment, providing the offshore industry access to the maximum amount of opportunities possible is part of our strategy to spur local and regional economic dynamism and job creation and a pillar of President Trump’s plan to make the United States energy dominant,” Secretary Zinke said. “And the economic terms proposed for this sale include a range of incentives to encourage diligent development and ensure a fair return to taxpayers.” The sale, officially named Proposed Lease Sale 250, will be live-streamed from New Orleans next year. The previous edition also took place in the city in Louisiana, garnering $121 million in high bids, according […]