In a confirmation of the growing strength of the U.S. offshore wind market, three offshore wind energy leases offered at auction by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) in Massachusetts were won at prices of $135 million, $135 million and $140 million, a huge new record for U.S. offshore wind leases.
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On 11 December 2018, several environmental advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina to halt authorizations granted by NOAA Fisheries in November for companies that propose conducting geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean to “incidentally, but not intentionally, harass marine mammals.”
OESA, which is coordinated by the Dutch Marine Energy Center, has been granted funding from Interreg North Sea Region for a three-year project which aims to accelerate the deployment of large-scale ocean energy pilots in the North Sea. 13 partners are tied to OESA, where eight of the partners will provide services for the pilot projects of the remaining five.
Scaling up offshore wind generation could help Wales meet its renewable energy and decarbonization targets, as well as deliver local economic stimulus, says a new report out today. The report, Future Potential for Offshore Wind in Wales, produced by the Carbon Trust for the Welsh Government, delivers a series of recommendations to policymakers to capitalize on the clean growth potential of offshore wind farms.
Total is ready to start its exploration campaign on the Guyane Maritime license, located 150 kilometers off the French Guyana coast, in the days following the arrival of the drilling ship on site, as authorized by the prefectoral decree dated October 22, 2018.
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has seen its membership numbers rise over the past 12 months with an increase in the number of companies supporting both the offshore wind and wave and tidal sectors.
The long-term sustainability of the offshore oil and gas sector is predicated on reducing costs and minimizing projects’ environmental impacts. Drawing off its extensive experience in the electrification of marine assets, Siemens has taken a significant step on the way to helping the industry achieve those goals by supplying the world’s first energy storage solution (ESS) to an offshore drilling rig.
Maersk Drilling A/S (“Maersk Drilling”) and Seapulse Ltd. (“Seapulse”) have signed a Master Alliance Agreement (“MAA”) under which Maersk Drilling will provide fully integrated services, including provision of drilling rigs, related drilling services, well services, and other goods and services, for a global offshore oil & gas exploration drilling program of 12 wells.
According to multiple reports out of Iran and Pakistan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has taken renewed a threat to cut off international oil sales from the Persian Gulf. He is quoted as saying, “if someday, the United States decides to block Iran's oil (exports), no oil will be exported from the Persian Gulf.”