Monday, November 20, 2023 BusinessIndustry After Fifth Circuit ruling, Gulf lease sales scheduled for Dec. 20 By The Center Square - November 20, 2023 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock) After the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals' order last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it scheduled Lease Sale 261 in the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico for Dec. 20. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.