Offshore

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BSEE announces $3 million in funding to plug oil and gas wells

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A visual simulation of what the Ocean Wind turbines would look like from the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. Project opponents said visual impacts would have a significant effect on tourism. Ørsted image.

Lawsuit filed against New Jersey Ørsted Ocean Wind 1 project

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Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, speaks at a Feb. 19 rally in Point Pleasant Beach calling for a moratorium on offshore wind development. Photo by office of Rep. Chris Smith.

GAO will study impacts of offshore wind projects, N.J. congressman says

Kirk Moore

NOAA, University of Rhode Island partner on offshore wind research

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Two call areas totaling 1.1 million acres could be candidates for future offshore wind energy leasing. BOEM graphic.

Oregon governor, lawmakers call for offshore wind pause

Kirk Moore

The installation vessel Orion began setting the first of 62 turbine towers for the Vineyard Wind energy project off southern Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind image.

Vineyard Wind begins construction

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The installation vessel Orion began setting the first of 62 turbine towers for the Vineyard Wind energy project off southern Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind image.

Warning lights flash for flagship offshore wind projects

Kirk Moore

Three North Atlantic right whales feeding at the water surface in Cape Cod Bay. Brigid McKenna/Center for Coastal Studies photo, under NOAA research permit #19315-01.

Congress hears arguments on vessel speed limit to protect whales

Kirk Moore

Tugdock submersible platforms. Image courtesy of Blackfish Engineering Design Ltd.

Crowley makes another investment in offshore wind

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Oil and gas spending increases on security concerns, Rystad says

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Caley Ocean Systems specializes in offshore lifting and handling solutions. Caley Ocean Systems photo.

Fairbanks Morse, Caley Ocean sign partnership agreement

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Troy Naquin, an inspector with the BSEE New Orleans District, observes as a capping stack is carefully lowered onto the deck of a ship to be transported more than 100 miles offshore for a drill designed to test industry’s ability to successfully deploy it in case of an emergency, in Houston, May 8, 2023. (BSEE Photo/Bobby Nash)

BSEE oversees two capping stack drills in the Gulf of Mexico

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The 10,020-hp Ocean Guardian. Stabbert Maritime photo

Wrong bearing leads to engine failure and fire on OSV, NTSB says