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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) in the US this week submitted a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of the Interior (DOI) seeking records related to the Department’s December 22 announcement that it was pausing five large offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns.
[Read more…] about PEER investigates records behind Interior Department’s offshore wind haltThe 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 resumeA 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 againDominion 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.
[Read more…] about Developer Dominion Energy sues BOEMHarbour Energy announced a transformational acquisition of LLOG Exploration in the US.
[Read more…] about Strategic acquisition of LLOG Exploration CompanyThe Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) based in Panama City, Florida, has completed and redelivered HOS Rocinante.
[Read more…] about Completion and redelivery converted HOS RocinanteIn a move that has caught the US offshore wind industry off guard, the Maryland Department of General Services and the Office of State Procurement have unexpectedly issued an invitation for bids (IFB) for offshore wind power, signalling renewed momentum after months of political and legal uncertainty.
[Read more…] about Maryland revives offshore wind push with surprise tenderAramco has announced 17 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements with a potential total value of more than $30 billion with major companies in the US, through its Aramco Group Companies.
[Read more…] about Aramco announces 17 MoUs with US companiesThe Trump administration is planning to allow oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in decades, according to a draft plan shared with the Washington Post.
[Read more…] about Trump plans to allow drilling off California coastLast Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the temporary suspension of offshore wind farm development off the New Jersey coast would become permanent.
[Read more…] about Trump says NJ offshore wind halt will be permanent
