Date set for first Gulf of Maine offshore wind lease sale
In what could mark a major milestone for the development of U.S. floating wind technology, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it will hold an offshore wind energy lease
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BOEM and Maryland ink MOU on coordinated development of offshore wind energy
The Department of the Interior reports that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of Maryland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the coordinated development of
U.S. Department of the Interior announces new five year offshore wind leasing program
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland used the Oceantic Network’s 2024 International Partnering Forum, currently under way in New Orleans, to announce a new five-year offshore wind leasing program and to
BOEM moves ahead on new GoM offshore wind lease sale
Despite the tepid response to its first Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease auction, the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced its proposal for a second GoM offshore wind lease sale
BOEM proposes fewest oil and gas lease sales in history
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) does not allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to issue a lease for offshore wind development unless the agency has offered at least 60 million
Bipartisan momentum builds for offshore oil and gas leasing action
Slow-marching of offshore oil and gas leasing sales by the U.S. Department of the Interior could threaten offshore wind leasing, NOIA (the National Ocean Industries Association) says, noting that Federal law mandates
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,
Interior proposes first-ever GoM offshore wind lease sale
Following up on an announcement made back in October last year, the U.S. Department of the Interior today issued a notice proposing the first-ever U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale.
Interior releases proposed 5-year offshore oil and gas lease sales program
The U.S. Department of the Interior chose the Friday of the July 4 weekend to release its proposed program for the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS
South Fork offshore wind project starts construction
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul were among dignitaries picking up shovels in East Hampton, N.Y., Friday, to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South