On 1 August 2020, BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) was formally awarded contiguous Alaminos Canyon blocks AC 36, AC 80 and AC 81. The acreage, sited in the East Texas Coastal Basin, has yet to be drilled. The blocks were originally offered as part of recent GOM-wide OCS Lease Sale 254, which was held on 18 March 2020. BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) is the operator and sole interest-holder (100% WI + Op) in AC 36, AC 80 and AC 81.
(GOM B.) BHP was formally awarded Alaminos Canyon blocks AC 36, AC 80 and AC 81 as the operator and sole interest-holder (100%).