Title: Proposed 1978 Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sale, offshore eastern Gulf of Mexico, OCS sale no. 65
Description: "This proposed oil and gas lease is the third sale for the eastern Gulf of Mexico region. One hundred and sixteen (116) tracts (270,023.99 hectares - 667,229.28 acres) of OCS lands are proposed for leasing action. The tracts are located offshore of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana with distance to shore ranging from approximately 16 to 190 kilometers (10 to 119 statute miles) ... If implemented this sale is tentatively scheduled to be held in October 1978"--Summary page.
Subjects: Offshore oil well drilling, Gas well drilling, Oil and gas leases, Continental shelf, Environmental impact statements, Environmental aspects
Places: Gulf of Mexico