NTL 2000-G08 - Drilling Windows, Eastern Gulf of Mexico - March 1, 2000

This Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) supersedes NTL No. 98-28, dated December 1, 1998. It provides the new drilling window schedule and updates regulatory citations. Drilling Window Program The Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), after consultation with the U.S. Air Force, established a drilling window program in 1991 for exploratory activities on oil and gas leases that were obtained through Lease Sales Nos. 79, 94, and 116 and that contain Lease Stipulation No. 5. In accordance with this lease stipulation, the drilling window program ensures that exploration activities can be conducted predictably, orderly, and safely without interfering with scheduled military activities or jeopardizing the national defense mission.