BOEM uses a series of models to consider the economic impacts associated with individual lease sales as well as the development of the National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
This page includes recent analyses and the associated methodology and model documentation. Reports from previous years have also been included, as BOEM continually reviews and updates its models and methodologies.
Some of these models were developed under the Environmental Studies Program and their associated model documentation reports are also available in the BOEM Environmental Studies Program Hub.
National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Economic Analysis Methodology
- Final Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2024-2029 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
- Draft Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2023-2028 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
- Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2017-2022 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Analyses
- Chapter 2 in Final Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2024-2029 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
- Gulf of Mexico GHG Analysis Updates for LS 261
- Addendum for SEIS for Lease Sales 259 and 261 and Technical Report: Gulf of Mexico GHG Analysis
Model Documentation and Supporting Information
- Offshore Environmental Cost Model (OECM)
- Forecasting Environmental and Social Externalities Associated with National OCS Oil and Gas Development, Volume 1:
- Forecasting Environmental and Social Externalities Associated with National OCS Oil and Gas Development, Volume 2:
- Market Simulation Model (MarketSim): Consumer Surplus and Energy Substitutes for OCS Oil and Gas Production
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Modeling
- Additional Supporting Documentation