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The Block Island Wind Farm under construction in 2016. The extension of a BOEM environmental impact study means Vineyard Wind will miss its targeted operations date of 2022, the company says. Deepwater Wind photo.

Biden should provide a boost to offshore wind

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BOEM Jackup Sun — Sun filters down on a jackup rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo

Operators prep for Biden presidency

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na-kika-boem — Servicing multiple fields, Na Kika is located 140 miles southeast of New Orleans in 6,340 feet of water. It is designed to process up to 130,000 barrels of oil and 550 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Photo courtesy of BOEM

Covid natural gas lift

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Installation einer Windturbine / Installing a wind turbine — A wind turbine under construction. Siemens photo.

Hydrogen and offshore wind join forces

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Ensco semi — An Ensco ultradeepwater semisubmersible. Ensco plc photo

Gulf deepwater rig fleet upended

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More remote offshore operations?

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Dominion Energy CVOW-installation-photo — 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

Offshore wind in waiting in the Gulf

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In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deep-water oil and gas development that is Shell

Deepwater development is holding steady

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PSV-deck-equipment-CC-Ciacho5 — A PSV delivers equipment to an offshore drilling rig. Creative Commons photo by Ciacho5.

The coronavirus is draining offshore drillers

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Transocean drillships — The ultradeepwater Transocean drillships Deepwater Thalassa and Deepwater Proteus. Transocean photo

A sea change in offshore drilling

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