oil and gas

BOEM Gulf of Mexico oil and gas sale restrictions face legal challenge

While the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management may be all in on offshore wind, that’s not the case with oil and gas. On August 23, BOEM announced plans to hold Gulf of

Revolution Wind is set to start construction

Revolution Wind gets green light to start construction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its Record of Decision approving Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind project, located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island. Ørsted

Oregon draft WEAs

BOEM identifies two Oregon draft WEAs

Opening the path to a potential major floating offshore wind development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon and

Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas (WEAs)

BOEM selects Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized selection of three Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that could support between four and eight gigawatts of energy production.

One Big Beautiful Bill

Offshore Energy Security Act aims to get offshore oil and gas lease sales moving

While the Biden administration has been all systems go on offshore wind leasing that’s not been the case with offshore oil and gas lease auctions. Two U.S. senators want to change that.

Klein talks Gulf of Maine offshore wind

BOEM sets date for Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale

The U.S. Department of the Interior said today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on August 29,

Rendering of Revolution Wind offshore wind farm

Revolution Wind passes major regulatory milestone

Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island is on track to become the fourth commercial-scale offshore wind project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf to be approved

Ocean Wind 1 will be New Jersey's first offshore wind farm

BOEM approves first N.J. offshore wind farm, Ocean Wind 1

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued its Record of Decision (ROD) approving the plan for construction and operations of Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1. To be located about 13 nautical miles

President of Equinor Wind US says company is ready to go to work on Empire Wind

Beacon Wind takes another step forward

Another U.S. offshore wind project is moving along the regulatory pathway. BOEM has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Beacon Wind project.

GAO report looks at MARAD sfinancial assistance programs.

GAO to study to impacts of New Jersey offshore wind development

According to Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has officially agreed to launch an investigation into the impacts of New Jersey offshore wind development on the environment, the fishing

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