Unused oil rigs sit in the Gulf of Mexico near Port Fourchon, Louisiana August 11, 2010.
The suit is the latest dispute between the oil and gas industry and the administration of President Joe Biden over leasing federal lands and waters for energy development.
The final sale notice included new restrictions on development meant to protect the endangered Rice's whale.
Lease Sale 261 will be held on Sept. 27 and will offer approximately 12,395 blocks on approximately 67 million acres (27 million hectares) on the U.S.
Outer Continental Shelf in the Western, Central, and Eastern Planning Areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Persons:
Lee Celano, Joe Biden, Biden, Ryan Meyers, Mrinmay Dey, Nichola, Michael Perry
Organizations:
REUTERS, Chevron, Biden, Western, Western District of, Interior Department's, of Ocean Energy Management, American Petroleum Institute, Interior Department, U.S . Outer Continental, Thomson
Locations:
Gulf of Mexico, Port Fourchon , Louisiana, Louisiana, Gulf, Mexico, Western District, Western District of Louisiana, Central