A tough week for U.S. offshore wind
This week has not been a good one for U.S. offshore wind. Tuesday’s much anticipated U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale produced only one winning bid. RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC was
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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.
BOEM moves ahead on oil and gas leasing
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Offshore Energy (BOEM) announced plans for the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the U.S. West Coast. Today, with considerably less fanfare and tub thumping, BOEM announced
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
BOEM to hold New York Bight offshore wind lease sale
The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced plans for what will be the Biden administration’s first offshore wind sale. It will offer areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the
GoM lease sale generates $160 million in high bids
Yesterday’s region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253 generated $159,386,761 in high bids for 151 tracts covering 835,006 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 27 companies
Massachusetts offshore wind: More on Mayflower Wind
DECEMBER 18, 2018 — More details are emerging about Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, the provisional winner of block 0521 in last week’s offshore Massachusets wind auction with a bid of $135 million.
Massachusets offshore wind sale draws $405 million in winning bids
DECEMBER 14, 2018 — Today’s BOEM offshore wind lease sale of some 390,000 acres offshore Massachusetts drew competitive winning bids from three companies totaling approximately $405 million. That was way more than
GoM Lease Sale 249 bidders still focused on deepwater
AUGUST 16, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that the region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 249 generated $121,143,055 in high bids for 90 tracts covering 508,096
Central Gulf sale attracts $274.8 million in high bids
MARCH 22, 2017 — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that Lease Sale 247 for oil and gas parcels in the Gulf of Mexico attracted $274,797,434 in high bids