Business German company wins bid on Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind energy lease By Deanna B. Narveson - August 30, 2023 (iStock) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint A German energy company won rights Tuesday to the first-ever offshore wind lease in the Gulf of Mexico, bidding $5.6 million for 102,480 acres in federal waters off the coast of southwest Louisiana. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.