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Friday, January 3, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Biden Administration Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a groundbreaking initiative for offshore wind development near Guam, marking a significant expansion

January 3, 2025
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A general view of the offshore wind farm Hywind Tampen, North Sea August 23, 2023. NTB/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS
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Trump to Britain: Ditch the Windmills, ‘Open Up’ the North Sea

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to "open up" the British North Sea and get rid of windmills in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on

January 3, 2025
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Monday, December 23, 2024
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
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Biden Administration Approves 11th Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project

The Biden administration continues to advance offshore wind development with its approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project, marking the nation’s 11th

December 23, 2024
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Sunday, December 22, 2024
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023.
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Wind Farm Near Martha’s Vineyard Wins Biden Approval

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Dec 20, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Interior Department approved the 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind farm planned near the

December 22, 2024
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Friday, December 13, 2024
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
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Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Competition Heats Up

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has confirmed competitive interest in two offshore wind areas (WEAs) off the southeast Texas coast, following an

December 13, 2024
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
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Offshore Oil’s $7 Billion Question: Who Pays for Decommissioning?

W&T Offshore, an independent driller operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has asked a federal judge to block insurance companies' demands for $250 million in

December 12, 2024
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023.
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Denmark’s Auction Flop Reveals Cracks in Europe’s Offshore Wind Industry

Europe is starting to find the limit of a decades-long boom in offshore wind. It can be seen most acutely in the places that have been quickest to build

December 10, 2024
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Monday, December 9, 2024
offshore oil rig
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BOEM’s Draft EIS Sets the Stage for GoM Oil Leasing in a Shifting Energy Landscape

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease

December 9, 2024
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Thursday, December 5, 2024
offshore wind farm
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Dead Calm: Denmark Receives Zero Bids in Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Auction

By Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — Denmark received no bids in its largest-ever wind power tender, aimed to more than triple its offshore capacity by the end

December 5, 2024
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Wind turbines off of Block Island
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Biden Administration Forges Ahead with Offshore Wind Development Despite Trump Threats

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued two major decisions advancing offshore wind development along the

December 3, 2024
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
An offshore oil rig is pictured off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, U.S., November 14, 2024
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Trump Readying Energy Blitz: LNG Permits, Drilling, and Keystone Redux Top Day-One Agenda

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve

November 27, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
File photo of an offshore drillship
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Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Pledge Unlikely to Boost Production, Exxon Exec Says

Oil and gas producers in the US will not raise output significantly in the coming years despite calls from President-Elect Donald Trump to “drill, baby,

November 26, 2024
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A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
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Faltering US Offshore Wind Industry Sends Next-Generation Startup Overseas

Off the coast of Mississippi, a startup has completed its first floating platform for offshore wind turbines. Aikido Technologies Inc.’s solution would allow

November 26, 2024
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Monday, November 25, 2024
File Photo: Wind farm in the North sea off the coast of United Kingdom.
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Orsted Said to Start Selling Stake in Huge UK Wind Farm

Orsted A/S has launched the sale of a stake in one of the world’s biggest wind farms planned off the UK coast, according to people familiar with the

November 25, 2024
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage
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Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage

Russia dismissed as "absurd" on Wednesday any suggestion that it had been involved in damage caused at the weekend to two fiber-optic data telecommunication

November 20, 2024
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Netherlands to Hire Private Security Firms for North Sea Infrastructure Amid Russian Threats
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Netherlands to Hire Private Security Firms for North Sea Infrastructure Amid Russian Threats

The Netherlands plans to temporarily enlist additional personnel and equipment from private companies to strengthen security in its part of the North Sea,

November 20, 2024
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jackup rigs under construction at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore.
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Keppel to Take Full Control of Legacy Rigs Amid Offshore Market Rebound

Singapore-based rig builder Keppel Ltd. is set to secure complete control over 13 legacy rigs currently held by Rigco Holding Pte. Ltd. (Asset Co), part of a

November 19, 2024
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Friday, November 15, 2024
morro bay
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BOEM Pushes Forward with California Offshore Wind Development Amid Political Uncertainty

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is forging ahead with its offshore wind development plans in California, despite looming political uncertainties

November 15, 2024
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
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Siemens Energy, RWE Warn of Trump Fallout in US Offshore Wind Sector

 Two of the world's biggest renewables players on Wednesday warned of challenges for the U.S. offshore wind sector under a presidency led by Donald Trump,

November 13, 2024
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Turbine
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Britain Bets Big on Subsea Links to Fuel Europe’s Energy Future

Energy regulator Ofgem approved five new subsea power links from Great Britain to the continent and Ireland as the country seeks to profit from a boom in wind

November 12, 2024
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