The Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act of 2025 directs federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive assessment of U.S. offshore energy resources and establish standardized methods for evaluating them. Within 18 months, the Secretaries of Energy, Interior, and State must report to Congress on transboundary oil and gas reserves shared with neighboring countries (especially Canada), analyzing legal frameworks, economic impacts, and opportunities for joint exploration or dispute resolution. The bill also requires the federal government to regularly update its models for estimating offshore oil and gas reserves at least every five years, incorporate new technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing into resource assessments, and publish comparative analyses of how foreign countries manage their offshore energy production compared to the United States. The legislation affects energy companies, coastal states that benefit from offshore revenue sharing, Department of Interior officials responsible for resource estimation, and potentially American energy security and competitiveness in global energy markets. No specific funding amounts are appropriated in the bill, but it establishes multiple reporting deadlines over the next one to three years.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.