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What's New? On Jan. 12, 2023, the Department of the Interior announced a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). A notice of proposed rulemaking will…
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BOEM invites you to attend the upcoming opportunities to exchange information regarding offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine. In August 2022, the Department of the Interior announced a “Request for Interest” (RFI) to gauge whether…
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for two upcoming Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales, Lease Sale 259 and Lease Sale 261, to comply…
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today held Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 as directed by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The sale generated one bid for one tract. The bid, in the amount of $63,983, was submitted…
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Sub title Project has potential to power more than 900,000 homes As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean…
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On Nov. 28, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it would offer approximately 958,202 acres off Alaska’s southcentral coast for an oil and gas lease sale on Dec. 30, 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022…
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Sub title Seeks Input on Draft Environmental Impact Statement As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean…
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Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore…
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Sub title Agencies aim to mitigate offshore wind development impacts The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries are announcing a…
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In compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it will offer approximately 958,202 acres off Alaska’s southcentral coast in a lease sale scheduled for Dec. 30,…
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November 29, 202212:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern December 2, 2022 - POSTPONED The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) are postponing a portion of the 21st…
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S.…
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