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(OE) In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil will put 91 oil blocks into sale permanently, which could bring 2.4 billion reais ($394.11 million) in signing bonuses in the next round of auctions, said the country's Ministry of Mines and Energy in a Friday statement. The government will make available 39 blocks in Minas Gerais state's Sao Francisco Basin, 41... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Sweden’s Hexicon has obtained the necessary regulatory clearance to acquire a controlling stake in the 1,125 MW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind farm in South Korea. The South Korean Electricity Regulatory Commission (KOREC) has approved the transfer of two out of three Electricity Business Licenses (EBLs) for the MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project. With this... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has published draft regulations and plot decisions for the offshore wind tender for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I areas and said that the government would open the tendering procedure in September 2025. Previously planned as a 4 GW, four-site tender, the procedure will offer three sites as one... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) The French government has pre-qualified twelve candidates for the AO9 tender, which offers four new sites for offshore wind development, one off South Brittany, two in the Mediterranean and one in the French South Atlantic region. France opened the tendering procedure in July 2024 and has now completed the first of its three phases. Competitive dialogue... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Angola intends to replicate its maiden multi-year licensing round for oil and gas acreage from 2026, a senior government energy official said on Thursday, as the country looks to boost production and investment. The first multi-year auction for 50 onshore and offshore blocks was for 2019-2025, as Angola strives to arrest a steep decline... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Avangrid and Invenergy have each secured two lease areas in the Gulf of Maine auction, where total bids exceeded USD 21.9 million (approximately EUR 20 million), marking the first lease sale in the region and the first for floating offshore wind on the US Atlantic coast. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday will kick off a sale of offshore wind development rights for eight areas off the coasts of northern New England, a key test of industry appetite for new investment after a year of high-profile setbacks. The auction of nearly 1 million acres (404,680 hectares) in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios)The bidding round provides for a two-year contract, renewable for the same period, to support the preparation of conceptual projects and provide consultancy services for the company to participate in future processes for acquiring areas for offshore energy generation. On Tuesday (10/22), Petrobras launched tender to hire consultancy services for the preparation of... Continue Reading →
The ANP Board approved the geological and economic studies related to three exploratory blocks located in the Pre-Salt of the Santos Basin: Quartz, Calcedonia and Opala. The studies are part of the second project, called the Opala project, related to the Strategic Calendar of Geological and Economic Assessments for the Pre-Salt Polygon, established by the... Continue Reading →
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