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Mike Schuler
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Dead Calm: Denmark Receives Zero Bids in Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Auction
By Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — Denmark received no bids in its largest-ever wind power tender, aimed to more than triple its offshore capacity by the end of the decade. The Danish...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Biden Administration Forges Ahead with Offshore Wind Development Despite Trump Threats
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued two major decisions advancing offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast, despite potential headwinds from...

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Trump Readying Energy Blitz: LNG Permits, Drilling, and Keystone Redux Top Day-One Agenda
Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U.S. coast and on federal lands, according to two sources familiar with the plans.

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Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Pledge Unlikely to Boost Production, Exxon Exec Says
By Mitchell Ferman (Bloomberg) — Oil and gas producers in the US will not raise output significantly in the coming years despite calls from President-Elect Donald Trump to “drill, baby, drill,”...

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Faltering US Offshore Wind Industry Sends Next-Generation Startup Overseas
Off the coast of Mississippi, a startup has completed its first floating platform for offshore wind turbines. Aikido Technologies Inc.’s solution would allow companies to deploy traditional turbines further from land, where the wind tends to blow stronger and more consistently, and the company sees the Mississippi deployment as a big step toward commercialization.

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Bloomberg
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Orsted Said to Start Selling Stake in Huge UK Wind Farm
Orsted A/S has launched the sale of a stake in one of the world’s biggest wind farms planned off the UK coast, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Kremlin Says ‘Absurd’ to Suggest Russia Involved in Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Russia dismissed as "absurd" on Wednesday any suggestion that it had been involved in damage caused at the weekend to two fiber-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Keppel to Take Full Control of Legacy Rigs Amid Offshore Market Rebound
Singapore-based rig builder Keppel Ltd. is set to secure complete control over 13 legacy rigs currently held by Rigco Holding Pte. Ltd. (Asset Co), part of a strategic move reflecting...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
BOEM Pushes Forward with California Offshore Wind Development Amid Political Uncertainty
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is forging ahead with its offshore wind development plans in California, despite looming political uncertainties surrounding the incoming Trump administration. In a move...

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Reuters
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Siemens Energy, RWE Warn of Trump Fallout in US Offshore Wind Sector
Two of the world's biggest renewables players on Wednesday warned of challenges for the U.S. offshore wind sector under a presidency led by Donald Trump, flagging potential delays for the technology slammed by the president-elect.

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Britain Bets Big on Subsea Links to Fuel Europe’s Energy Future
Energy regulator Ofgem approved five new subsea power links from Great Britain to the continent and Ireland as the country seeks to profit from a boom in wind capacity and become a net electricity exporter by the end of the decade.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Quarter of U.S. Gulf Oil Production Remains Offline After Rafael
Hurricane Rafael may have fizzled out, but its lingering impact on Gulf oil and gas production continues. After Hurricane Rafael roared through the Gulf of Mexico last week, more than...