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Congressman Van Drew, Trump Team Up to Sink Biden’s Offshore Wind Ambitions
Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew says he’s been working with President-elect Donald Trump on crafting an executive order aimed at “halt[ing] offshore wind turbine activities” along the East Coast. “These...
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Mike Schuler
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Norway Awards 53 New Oil and Gas Licenses in Strategic Move to Secure European Energy Supply
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has awarded 53 new production licenses on its continental shelf as part of its annual APA 2024 licensing round, reinforcing the country’s commitment to maintaining...
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Mike Schuler
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Shell’s Whale Makes Waves: Gulf of Mexico’s Newest Offshore Giant Goes Live
Shell has announced the successful startup of its newest floating production facility, Whale, in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, marking a significant advancement in offshore energy production. The state-of-the-art facility,...
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Mike Schuler
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Van Oord Takes Delivery of World’s Largest Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Van Oord has taken delivery of its groundbreaking offshore installation vessel Boreas during a ceremony at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard. The methanol-powered vessel represents a significant leap forward in...
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Mike Schuler
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Gulf of America? Trump Floats Name Change for Gulf of Mexico
From “Freedom Gas” to “Gulf of America”: Trump Doubling Down on Energy Nationalism President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”...
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Reuters
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Biden Administration Blocks Offshore Drilling Across 625 Million Acres of U.S. Waters
U.S. President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines, a decision President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to boost domestic energy production, may find difficult to reverse.
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Mike Schuler
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Boskalis Orders World’s Largest Rock Installation Vessel for Offshore Wind Projects
Royal Boskalis B.V. has announced plans for the Windpiper, set to become the world’s largest subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with an impressive cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tons. The...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Equinor Secures $3 Billion Financing for New York’s ‘Empire Wind 1’ Project
Equinor has secured over $3 billion in project financing for its Empire Wind 1 project, marking a significant milestone in U.S. offshore wind development. The project, which reached financial close...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Biden Administration Advances Offshore Wind Leasing in Guam
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a groundbreaking initiative for offshore wind development near Guam, marking a significant expansion of U.S. renewable energy efforts into the Pacific....
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Reuters
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Trump to Britain: Ditch the Windmills, ‘Open Up’ the North Sea
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to "open up" the British North Sea and get rid of windmills in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday.
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Mike Schuler
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Biden Administration Approves 11th Major U.S. Offshore Wind Project
The Biden administration continues to advance offshore wind development with its approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project, marking the nation’s 11th commercial-scale offshore wind initiative. This latest approval brings the...
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Bloomberg
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Wind Farm Near Martha’s Vineyard Wins Biden Approval
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Dec 20, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Interior Department approved the 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind farm planned near the Massachusetts coast, marking likely the last offshore energy project of its kind to...