The Department of Interior announced last week the winning companies of the New York Bight offshore wind lease sale, with Bight Wind Holdings LLC, a joint venture (JV) between RWE Renewables and National Grid, securing the largest lease with a $1.1 billion bid. The Bight, sandwiched between the coast of Long Island and New Jersey,…
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OCS Governors Call for Increased Offshore Access, Revenue Sharing on Impact from Covid-19
Both revenue sharing and energy production should be increased on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), according to a group of governors representing Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. “As our states recover from both Covid-19 and the economic downturn, we need to build a path to recovery by looking for ways to stimulate our respective…
BOEM Calls for Input on Potential Beaufort Sea Oil, Gas Leasing
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is calling for information and nominations by April 30 for a proposed oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea Planning Area in 2019.
Nothing Off Limits Offshore in Trump Administration OCS Drilling Plan, but Protracted Fight Expected
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed to throw out the rule book for offshore oil and natural gas drilling, expanding leasing to politically sensitive areas including the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.