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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments
|Mission=BOEM manages the development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. It oversees the safe and sustainable development of offshore energy while balancing environmental protection and economic growth.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of the Interior
|CreationLegislation=Secretarial Order No. 3299 by the Department of the Interior in 2010
|Employees=600
|Budget=$200 million (Fiscal Year 2024)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Offshore energy leasing; Environmental reviews; Resource management; Research and data gathering
|Regulations=Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA); Energy Policy Act of 2005; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89875, -77.04246
|HeadquartersAddress=1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
|Website=https://www.boem.gov
}}
{{Short description|US Water Energy Agency}}
{{Short description|US Water Energy Agency}}
{{Organization
 
|OrganizationName= Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments
|Mission= BOEM manages the development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. It oversees the safe and sustainable development of offshore energy while balancing environmental protection and economic growth.
|OrganizationExecutive= Director
|Employees= 600
|Budget= $200 million (Fiscal Year 2024)
|Website= https://www.boem.gov
|Services= Offshore energy leasing; Environmental reviews; Resource management; Research and data gathering
|ParentOrganization= United States Department of the Interior
|CreationLegislation= Secretarial Order No. 3299 by the Department of the Interior in 2010
|Regulations= Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA); Energy Policy Act of 2005; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.898747, -77.042457
|HeadquartersAddress= 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name  = Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
|agency_name  = Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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BOEM uses science and law to inform our environmental analyses, conduct consultations, and design and conduct research. The environmental program informs three major areas that BOEM regulates on the outer continental shelf: oil and gas, renewable energy, and non-energy minerals such as sand and gravel or hard minerals.  
BOEM uses science and law to inform our environmental analyses, conduct consultations, and design and conduct research. The environmental program informs three major areas that BOEM regulates on the outer continental shelf: oil and gas, renewable energy, and non-energy minerals such as sand and gravel or hard minerals.  
==Directors==
The agency's first director, serving from June 2010 to May 2014, was Tommy Beaudreau.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Directors |url=http://www.boem.gov/Past-Directors/ |website=BOEM |access-date=4 March 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304000407/http://www.boem.gov/Past-Directors/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second director was Abigail Ross Hopper, serving from January 2015 to January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abigail Ross Hopper, Director |url=http://www.boem.gov/Director/ |website=BOEM |access-date=4 March 2015 |archive-date=1 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301183142/http://www.boem.gov/Director/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2017 to 2021, deputy director [[Walter Cruickshank]] served as the acting director.
From February 2021 to January 2023, the director was Amanda Lefton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Director |url=https://www.boem.gov/about-boem/boem-leadership/amanda-lefton |publisher=BOEM |access-date=4 January 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303101845/https://www.boem.gov/about-boem/boem-leadership/amanda-lefton |url-status=live }}</ref> In an announcement with [[United States Secretary of Energy]] [[Jennifer Granholm]] on April 27, 2022, Lefton said that her agency would focus on efforts to promote [[Offshore wind power|offshore wind]] projects, saying that BOEM would work to "inspire confidence and demonstrate commitment" for lease planning and calling it her "number-one priority," ''National Fisherman'' reported.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOEM issues offshore wind call areas for central Atlantic, Oregon waters {{!}} National Fisherman |url=https://www.nationalfisherman.com/national-international/boem-issues-offshore-wind-call-areas-for-central-atlantic-oregon-waters |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=www.nationalfisherman.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427225452/https://www.nationalfisherman.com/national-international/boem-issues-offshore-wind-call-areas-for-central-atlantic-oregon-waters |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2023, Lefton announced her resignation, effective January 19.<ref name="2023-01-10 Reuters">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-interior-department-names-elizabeth-klein-oversee-offshore-energy-2023-01-10/ |title=U.S. Interior Department names Elizabeth Klein to oversee offshore energy |first=Valerie |last=Volcovici |date=2023-01-10 |website=Reuters |access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref>
{{As of|2023|01|19|df=US}}, the director is Elizabeth Klein.<ref name="2023-01-10 Reuters" />
{| class="wikitable"
! Order
! Picture
! Name
! Start date
! End date
! President(s) served under
|-
| 1
| [[File:Tommy Beaudreau.jpg|100px]]
| [[Tommy Beaudreau]]
| June 2010
| May 2014
| [[Barack Obama]]
|-
| —
| [[File:Walter Cruickshank official photo.jpg|100px]]
| [[Walter Cruickshank]] (acting)
| May 2014
| January 6, 2015
| [[Barack Obama]]
|-
| 2
| [[File:Abigail Ross Hopper, BOEM Director.jpg|100px]]
| [[Abigail Ross Hopper]]
| January 6, 2015
| January 6, 2017
| [[Barack Obama]]
|-
| —
| [[File:Walter Cruickshank official photo.jpg|100px]]
| [[Walter Cruickshank]] (acting)
| January 6, 2017
| February 2, 2021
| [[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]]<br>[[Joe Biden]]
|-
| 3
| [[File:Amanda Lefton, BOEM.jpg|100px]]
| [[Amanda Lefton]]
| February 2, 2021
| January 19, 2023
| [[Joe Biden]]
|-
| 4
|[[File:Elizabeth Klein.jpg|100px]]
| [[Elizabeth Klein]]
| January 19, 2023
| ''Incumbent''
| [[Joe Biden]]
|}
==Shipwrecks==
==Shipwrecks==
BOEM keeps records of shipwrecks, to ensure the Nation's important historical sites are protected when offshore activities take place on the OCS. These shipwrecks, particularly when over fifty years old, may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{Cite web |title=36 CFR § 60.4 |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-60/section-60.4 |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=National Archives |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401035238/https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-60/section-60.4 }}</ref> and any new wells or pipelines have to be studied for their potential effect on archaeological sites on the outer continental shelf.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4Uk3AQAAMAAJ&dq=Attakapas+Wildlife+Management+Area&pg=PA35 Google books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017175702/https://books.google.com/books?id=4Uk3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=Attakapas+Wildlife+Management+Area&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiax5Oez5zSAhUJ94MKHU4-A3EQ6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=Attakapas%20Wildlife%20Management%20Area&f=false |date=2022-10-17 }}: pp 3-179 & 3-180 (table 3-39 and 3-40), ''Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems On the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf'' - Retrieved 2017-02-19</ref>
BOEM keeps records of shipwrecks, to ensure the Nation's important historical sites are protected when offshore activities take place on the OCS. These shipwrecks, particularly when over fifty years old, may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{Cite web |title=36 CFR § 60.4 |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-60/section-60.4 |url-status=live |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=National Archives |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401035238/https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-36/chapter-I/part-60/section-60.4 }}</ref> and any new wells or pipelines have to be studied for their potential effect on archaeological sites on the outer continental shelf.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4Uk3AQAAMAAJ&dq=Attakapas+Wildlife+Management+Area&pg=PA35 Google books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017175702/https://books.google.com/books?id=4Uk3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=Attakapas+Wildlife+Management+Area&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiax5Oez5zSAhUJ94MKHU4-A3EQ6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=Attakapas%20Wildlife%20Management%20Area&f=false |date=2022-10-17 }}: pp 3-179 & 3-180 (table 3-39 and 3-40), ''Proposed Use of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Systems On the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf'' - Retrieved 2017-02-19</ref>
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