Offshore

Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo. — Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo

BOEM rescinds record of decision for Gulf of Mexico lease sale

WorkBoat Staff

PacWave South rendering

BOEM issues lease for first wave energy research project

WorkBoat Staff

The announcement comes following a year of ongoing collaboration. SeaMar photo

Okeanus to support MMT's increased U.S. offshore survey activity

WorkBoat Staff

The total in-stream tidal energy project will deliver up to nine megawatts of electricity to the Nova Scotia grid. Sustainable Marine photo

Sustainable Marine unveils next generation floating tidal energy platform

WorkBoat Staff

Vineyard Wind 1 (dark blue at center) would be the first offshore wind energy project among several planned on federal leases south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. BOEM image.

New York energy official to lead BOEM; agency resumes Vineyard Wind review

Kirk Moore

Sediment plumes trail from the Thanet offshore wind turbine array in the North Sea in June 2015. NASA Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen.

Offshore wind turbines could affect mid-Atlantic ‘cold pool,’ study says

Kirk Moore

Shell is aiming to build an integrated power business spanning electricity generation, trading and supply. Shell photo

Shell buys 51% share in floating wind project off Ireland coast

WorkBoat Staff

Vineyard Wind developers plan to use the 14-megawatt GE Haliade X turbine for their project 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. GE image.

Biden calls to double offshore wind by 2030; Vineyard Wind seeks permit restart

Kirk Moore

WindServe Marine CTV — A WindServe Marine crew transfer vessel built for the U.S. offshore wind industry. WindServe Marine LLC photo

Three ways the Jones Act will further define the maritime industry in 2021

Chloe Skupnick

The VolturnUS is a 65-foot-tall floating turbine prototype that is 1/8 the scale of a 6-megawatt, 450-foot rotor diameter design. It was towed down the Penobscot River and deployed in Castine, Maine, for 18 months, beginning in June 2013. Maine Aqua Ventu

Maine governor requests 10-year moratorium on wind permits in state waters

deepwater-wind-tower-5-image-2-1024x767 — A Deepwater Wind turbine under construction off Rhode Island with the European jack-up vessel Brave Tern. Deepwater Wind photo.

New Jones Act measure will clarify rules for building offshore wind power

Kirk Moore

rigs-at-dusk-boem — Rigs at dusk. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo.

European majors are top bidders at Gulf lease sale

Jim Redden

The ATB is made up of the 4,000-cubic meter, 324'x64'x32'6" liquid natural gas barge Q-LNG 4000 and the 128'x42'x21' 5,100-hp tug, Q-Ocean Service. Q-LNG Transport photo

First U.S. LNG ATB goes into operation for Shell

Ken Hocke