Latest lease sale gets just $18 million in high bids
AUGUST 24, 2016 — Though today’s oil and gas Lease Sale 248 was the the first federal offshore oil and gas auction broadcast live on the internet, the results were still dismal.
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U.S. publishes Final Rule on Arctic OCS drilling
JULY 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of the Interior has released final regulations for any future exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS.) “With the United States
New York offshore wind lease sale a step nearer
JUNE 6, 2016 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has announced the proposed lease sale of 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease
U.S. and Denmark sign MOU on offshore wind
MAY 17, 2016 — Denmark and the United States have signed a memorandum to strengthen cooperation on offshore wind energy projects.It was signed May 4, 2016 at Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
Administration won’t open up Atlantic for offshore drilling
MARCH 16, 2015 — The Obama Administration has decided not to open up areas in the Atlantic for offshore drilling. The administration’s proposal for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
Two provisional winners in NJ offshore wind lease sale
NOVEMBER 10, 2015 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held a lease sale offering nearly 344,000 acres in federal waters offshore New Jersey for potential wind energy development. The
U.S. announces New Jersey offshore wind lease sale
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 — In a sign that the pace of U.S. offshore wind development is starting to pick up, 343,833 acres seven miles offshore New Jersey will be offered for commercial
Western Gulf lease sale attracts few bidders
AUGUST 19, 2015 — The Department of the Interior’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease sale drew just $22,675,212 in high bids for tracts on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas. Just
Shell gets BSEE approval for Alaska drilling
AUGUST 17, 2015 — The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has now given Shell the go ahead to conduct exploratory drilling activities into potential oil-bearing zones offshore Alaska at one
Turbine sticker shock delays Virginia offshore wind project
APRIL 23, 2014 —Back in March the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it had executed its first wind energy research lease with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of