Wind Energy – Politics
U.S. President Donald Trump once again lashed out at wind energy during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
[Read more…] about Trump claims wind industry consists only of losersEU suspends trade agreements with US
General – Politics
The European Union has officially voted to suspend trade agreements with the US, marking a historic and volatile retaliation against Trump’s threats of tariffs over the Greenland dispute.
[Read more…] about EU suspends trade agreements with USU.S. District Court grants preliminary injunction allowing CVOW to restart
Wind Energy – Restart of Work
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project while Dominion Energy’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s action proceeds.
[Read more…] about U.S. District Court grants preliminary injunction allowing CVOW to restartEmpire Wind granted preliminary injunction allowing construction to resume
Wind Energy – Empire Wind
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today granted Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire) a preliminary injunction that allows construction activities to resume on the Outer Continental Shelf for the Empire Wind project.
[Read more…] about Empire Wind granted preliminary injunction allowing construction to resumeOffshore wind developer prevails over Trump in court again
General – Revolution Wind
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on the OWF Revolution Wind can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down.
[Read more…] about Offshore wind developer prevails over Trump in court againNew York Attorney General sues Trump Administration
General – New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James yesterday filed two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attempt to halt construction on a pair of major offshore wind projects.
[Read more…] about New York Attorney General sues Trump AdministrationExxon studies Venezuela return as Chevron plots increase in production
Fossil Energy – Venezuela
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods said on Friday the U.S. oil major is ready to evaluate a potential return to Venezuela in what would be a stunning development after its assets in the South American country were nationalized nearly 20 years ago.
[Read more…] about Exxon studies Venezuela return as Chevron plots increase in productionVenezuela moves to cut oil output due to US export embargo
General – Venezuela
Reuters reports that Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has begun cutting crude production because it is running out of storage capacity.
[Read more…] about Venezuela moves to cut oil output due to US export embargoDominion Energy sues federal government over offshore wind farm halt
General – Dominion Energy
Dominion Energy has sued the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Department of the Interior, seeking to continue work on its offshore wind project after the federal government issued stop-work orders on five wind farms under construction.
[Read more…] about Dominion Energy sues federal government over offshore wind farm haltDeveloper Dominion Energy sues BOEM
Wind Energy – USA
Dominion Energy, the developer of one of the five offshore wind energy projects that received a stop-work order from the Trump administration, filed suit in District Court seeking an immediate injunction against the order.
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