During late July, the federal government advanced a new offshore wind project in the Gulf of Mexico, while delaying an auction that was set to occur just one year after the region’s first lease sale in 2023.  The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it was advancing an unsolicited lease request from U.S. renewable energy...Read More

During early July 2024, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released the first edition of API Recommended Practice 75W (API RP 75W), Safety and Environmental Management System for Offshore Wind Operations and Assets.  This landmark standard leverages API’s extensive experience with offshore oil and natural gas development to provide a comprehensive framework for safety and environmental integrity...Read More

As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 in the Federal Register on August 25, 2023. BOEM plans to conduct the lease sale on September...Read More

Get an advanced copy of the proposed new Rules HERE. It’s estimated that offshore wind developers will save approximately $1 billion over a 20-year period thanks to updated regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that were proposed this week on January 12, 2023. The first Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)...Read More

Mayflower Wind, the developer of an offshore wind project located in deep waters far off the coast of Massachusetts over 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 miles south of Nantucket, has been hosting a series of free virtual open house to provide information about its project and economic development investments for SouthCoast communities....Read More