Offshore

Mike Conroy is joining the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance to lead its West Coast advocacy for the fishing industry.

RODA names new West Coast lead for offshore wind issues

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Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

BOEM to host Gulf of Mexico information sharing meeting

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The 260' DP2 Jones Act Compliant Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel Shelia Bordelon. Bordelon Marine photo

Bordelon extends charter agreement with Helix Robotics

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Revolution Wind is an Ørsted and Eversource venture to build up to 100 wind turbines off Rhode Island. BOEM graphic.

BOEM issues draft environmental assessment of Revolution Wind

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Ocean Princess under way before the contact (left); SP-83A before the contact (right). Source: Malcom Cotte MarineTraffic.com; Arena Offshore

Charting error led to the striking of an offshore oil platform, NTSB report says

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offshore-platforms-boem — Offshore platforms. BOEM photo.

BOEM to host four virtual open house meetings for Gulf lease sale

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The Bureau of Offshore Energy Management will evaluate wind energy companies' interest in leasing across a 13.7 million-acre study area in the Gulf of Maine. BOEM graphic.

BOEM solicits offshore wind developers for Gulf of Maine

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The Morro Bay Wind Energy Area covers about 276 square miles off the central California coast. BOEM graphic.

California adopts ambitious offshore wind goals

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Dominion turbine install June 20 2020 — The wind turbine installation vessel Vole au Vent installs the first wind turbine in U.S. federal lease waters, as part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, June 20, 2020. Dominion Energy photo.

Senate bill passage buoys offshore wind developers – and oil

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Virginia and North Carolina hope to obtain new renewable energy from the Dominion Energy project (top) and the Kitty Hawk development. Tufts University School of Engineering image.

Dominion Energy gets nod from Virginia for its offshore wind project

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The Ocean Wind offshore wind project (green square) amid a fishing grounds chart based on federal and New Jersey state data. Ørsted image.

Seven fisheries surveys for New Jersey offshore wind project

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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.

BOEM seeks public comment on two draft wind energy areas in the Gulf of Mexico

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Maersk's WIV will be built in Singapore at SembCorp Marine, with the steel cutting ceremony set for the fourth quarter. Maersk Supply Service rendering

Maersk awarded second U.S. contract for its wind installation vessel

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