Rule 13 Aug 2025 regulation, government contracts, oil and gas, indians-lands, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, oil and gas exploration, federal policy, offshore drilling, revenue distribution

🛢️Offshore Distribution Cap Changes Impacting Oil & Gas Revenue

ONRR disburses certain monies generated from offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf ("OCS") in accordance with applicable laws. Through the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), Congress amended the offshore distribution caps for these disbursements. ONRR is therefore amending its regulations to be consistent with these statutory changes.

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