Offshore oil and natural gas production share

The Gulf of America is the nation's primary source of offshore oil and natural gas production, accounting for 97% of all oil and natural gas production in offshore waters.

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American Petroleum Institute. (2026). Gulf of America Lease Sale 'Another Vote of Confidence in American Energy'. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2026/08/12/gulf-of-america-lease-sale-another-vote-of-confidence-in-american-energy. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9T0Z

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American Petroleum Institute. "Gulf of America Lease Sale 'Another Vote of Confidence in American Energy'." 2026, https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2026/08/12/gulf-of-america-lease-sale-another-vote-of-confidence-in-american-energy. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9T0Z.

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Chicago

American Petroleum Institute. "Gulf of America Lease Sale 'Another Vote of Confidence in American Energy'." 2026. https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2026/08/12/gulf-of-america-lease-sale-another-vote-of-confidence-in-american-energy. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9T0Z.

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@misc{api2026offshoredt9t0z, author = {{American Petroleum Institute}}, title = {Gulf of America Lease Sale 'Another Vote of Confidence in American Energy'}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC1BW4YXSVZGRDT9T0Z}, note = {Original source: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2026/08/12/gulf-of-america-lease-sale-another-vote-of-confidence-in-american-energy. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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