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BOEM Postpones Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Amid Tussle over Rice’s Whale Impacts

BOEM Postpones Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Amid Tussle over Rice’s Whale Impacts

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has postponed an offshore oil and natural gas lease sale previously scheduled for Wednesday (Sept. 27), but the sale must occur by Nov. 8, following a federal court order. The order issued Monday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit marks the latest development in…

September 27, 2023
Biden Administration Says Five-Year Offshore Leasing Program Coming in June

Biden Administration Says Five-Year Offshore Leasing Program Coming in June

The Department of the Interior (DOI) will release a proposed five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program by the current program’s expiration date of June 30, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said Thursday. Haaland confirmed DOI’s intentions during testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. She said the Trump administration had…

May 23, 2022
Shell, TotalEnergies, Engie Among High Bidders in New York Bight Offshore Wind Auction

Shell, TotalEnergies, Engie Among High Bidders in New York Bight Offshore Wind Auction

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,…

March 6, 2022