Biden Administration

U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Capacity Growing, with API Collaborating on Safety

U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Capacity Growing, with API Collaborating on Safety

The Biden administration has tacked another 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity to its clean energy goals, as the American Petroleum Institute (API) inked a preliminary agreement with the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) to develop safety management systems (SMS).  With “decades of offshore operating experience under highly technical and complex conditions” under its belt,…

September 27, 2022
Court Rejects Industry, Wyoming Challenge to Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Lease Pause

Court Rejects Industry, Wyoming Challenge to Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Lease Pause

The Biden administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has broad authority to postpone oil and gas lease sales to address environmental concerns, a federal judge ruled in tossing one of several lawsuits filed by industry groups and GOP-led states. U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl of the District of Wyoming last Friday (Sept. 2) ruled…

September 7, 2022
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