New U.S. OCS oil and gas lease sales in the works
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum last Friday directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to initiate the first step in a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore
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April 2025
Our April issue of Marine Log is now available, and we’ve packed it with insights into some of the most pressing issues facing the offshore maritime industry today.
Biden to issue broad offshore oil and natural gas leasing ban
In a reminder that, like operas, U.S. presidencies aren’t over until they are over, the White House today released a statement saying that, using his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer
BOEM announces next steps for Gulf oil and gas leasing program
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Regional Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
SEACOR Marine wins NOIA ESG Excellence Award
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has named SEACOR Marine the winner of the third annual NOIA ESG Excellence Award. The NOIA Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Excellence Award highlights and recognizes
Equinor and Dominion the winners in $92.65 million Central Atlantic offshore wind lease sale
Two established U.S. offshore wind players, Equinor and Dominion Energy, were the winners in today’s Central Atlantic offshore wind lease sale. The sale, details of which were announced in June, was the
NOIA welcomes Energy Permitting Reform Act
In a move applauded by the National Ocean Industry Association, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo), respectively Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,
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
April 2024
As the events surrounding the Baltimore bridge collapse and the M/V Dali cargo ship unfold, we look at what we know so far. Offshore wind and oil & gas are also examined.
Court rules against further GoM oil and gas lease sale delay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an order dismissing an appeal against a GoM oil and gas lease preliminary injunction. As we reported earlier, the Bureau of