Offshore

First Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale falls flat. BOEM photo

GOM wind lease sale disappoints but doesn't surprise

G. Allen Brooks

Only 30% of anticipated 2023 exploration wells have been completed and readied for production. Divulgar photo

Spending more for less

Jim Redden

BOEM is proposing new wind energy areas totaling 1,148 square miles off Lake Charles, La., and Galveston, Texas. Some potential lease blocks are being excluded for shrimp fishing. BOEM graphic.

Modest bidding for first Gulf of Mexico wind leases

WorkBoat Staff

Ørsted and Eversource plan to build Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind project south of Rhode Island. BOEM graphic.

Biden administration approves Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island

Kirk Moore

Partners of Coast Line Transfers, LLC. From left to right, Ed Washburn, Jon Stasinos, Rob Pearce, James Stasinos. WorkBoat photo.

Coast Line Transfers’ CTV conversion

Benjamin Hayden

BOEM outlines two Oregon wind energy areas

Kirk Moore

The mini-CTV can carry a crew of up to 12 personnel and is designed to be conveniently deployed from ECO Edison during extended offshore stays. Chartwell Marine rendering

First mini-CTV begins construction at Louisiana shipyard

WorkBoat Staff

The 39' CTV will simultaneously accompany the launch of ECO Edison, the first ever U.S.-built service operation vessel (SOV) announced in April 2023. Chartwell Marine rendering

Chartwell-designed mini-CTV for Edison Chouest begins construction

WorkBoat Staff

New lawsuit challenges New Jersey shifting tax credits to Ørsted wind project

Kirk Moore

BOEM has outlined three final offshore wind energy acres potentially covering 557 square miles off Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. BOEM graphic.

BOEM outlines three Mid-Atlantic wind energy areas

WorkBoat Staff

July WorkBoat 1973 Cover image.

WorkBoat Looks Back: July 1963, 1973, 1983

WorkBoat Staff

President Joe Biden spoke at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pa., July 20 during a steel-cutting ceremony for the subsea rock installation vessel Acadia that will work on offshore wind power projects. Business Network for Offshore Wind photo.

Biden visits Philly Shipyard, touts offshore wind progress

WorkBoat Staff

Offshore wind partners Ørsted and Eversource have proposed a 600- to 1,000-megawatt project called Revolution Wind 2 on their federal lease off Rhode Island. Northeast Ocean Data graphic.

Rhode Island utility rejects Revolution Wind 2 project

Kirk Moore