Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Recent News About Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the completion of the environmental review for offshore wind leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
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During a congressional hearing on offshore wind, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) confronted Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Liz Klein with studies questioning the safety and survivability of more than 3,400 offshore wind turbines planned for the Jersey Shore.
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As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it will hold an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on March 29, 2023.
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In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to grow America’s clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior today is proposing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico.
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In order to better protect shipwrecks and other cultural resources on the seabed from harm due to offshore energy activities, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is proposing regulatory changes to its marine archaeology reporting requirements for activities proposed on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
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In support 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 the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) energy project offshore Massachusetts.
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The responsibility for regulating offshore renewable energy activities – including workplace safety and environmental compliance – was transferred to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management director.
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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 the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore Massachusetts.
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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 the availability of two draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for offshore wind projects for public review and comment.
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The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California.
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The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s wind energy auction for five leases offshore California.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries are announcing a joint strategy to address potential impacts of offshore wind energy development on NOAA Fisheries’ scientific surveys.
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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, 2022.
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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. central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Empire Wind energy project offshore New York.
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Since departing Dutch Harbor on August 11, the uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) Saildrone Surveyor has been collecting seafloor mapping and surface oceanographic data in priority areas of the relatively unexplored Aleutian Islands.
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The U.S. Ocean Policy Committee, led by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, recently released the report Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone.
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million homes.