Energy

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has completed the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for Dominion Energy's massive Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, a proposed 2.6-gigawatt installation off the coast of Virginia Beach. It is a significant regulatory milestone and marks the end of the environmental review process for the project.

New Orleans, LA - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is postponing Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261.

A federal judge has ruled that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management cannot use new whale-protection provisions when it holds its next lease sale, finding that the agency provided too little advance notice to bidders. In response, BOEM has delayed the sale while a federal appeal led by four environmental groups proceeds.

Some $36 billion is needed to address the US’s offshore wind port infrastructure gap over the next decade, according to a new report.

Wind and solar projects have faced complaints from communities and in protected areas, as experts call for stronger planning laws and impact assessments

There are likely fewer than 100 Rice’s whales left in the Gulf of Mexico, the species’ only habitat. But the federal government unlawfully changed the terms of a lease sale to protect them, a judge said.

Orphaned wells, which weren’t properly plugged and abandoned, are more likely pathways for CO2 leaks. And state databases show seven orphaned wells within the townships slated to provide underground carbon-dioxide storage for Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal.

The DOES’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced an additional $27 million for projects involving the transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been captured at power generation plants, as well as from the atmosphere.

OSLO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Norway's second-largest listed oil and gas company, Aker BP (AKRBP.OL), said it would consider applying for licenses to mine minerals from the seabed if parliament approves a plan for such exploration.

Governors of six Northeast states are asking the Biden administration to boost federal tax credits for offshore wind developers, give their states a share of revenue from offshore energy leases and hasten permitting for the projects.

Conservation groups welcome the canceled leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but fear more could be on the way

They claim the offshore wind is responsible for a spike in whale deaths. Experts don’t buy it, but interest groups backed by fossil fuel money are spreading false information.

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has identified two spots on the Oregon Coast, Brookings and Coos Bay, for floating wind farms. Some of the most powerful and consistent winds in the world are located off the southwest Oregon coast, according to the Oregon Department of Energy.

(WO) – Transocean Ltd. announced a three-year award for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Aquila with a national oil company for work offshore Brazil. The contract is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2024 and represents approximately $486 million in firm backlog.