Interior and Energy Departments Release Comprehensive Transmission Action Plan to Unlock America’s Vast Potential of Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Departments of the Interior and Energy released An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region, setting in motion bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind...Read More

Guinness World Records: Longest endurance inside a tropical cyclone by an uncrewed aircraft Guinness World Records: Highest wind speed recorded by an uncrewed surface vehicle It’s one — no, two! — for the record books, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on September 12, 2023. The 2024 edition of the Guinness World Records book...Read More

On August 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the availability of up to $28 million across two funding opportunities to address marine debris throughout the coastal U.S., Great Lakes, territories and Freely Associated States. These two Fiscal Year 2024 funding opportunities are part of NOAA’s Climate-Ready...Read More

Every September marks National Preparedness Month–the annual recognition to remind every American how important it is for individuals, families, businesses and communities to prepare for disasters and emergencies that can happen at any time.  At Guice Offshore, our motto is always “GO Safely,” which represents our internal commitment of choosing to follow the safety rules...Read More

As required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 in the Federal Register on August 25, 2023. BOEM plans to conduct the lease sale on September...Read More

In advance of this week’s August 29, 2023  first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the Business Network for Offshore Wind, together with Greater New Orleans Wind (GNO Wind), issued a comprehensive report entitled Unlocking the Gulf of Mexico’s Offshore Wind Energy Potential, which addresses the region’s unique potential for offshore...Read More

With the milestone Record of Decision (ROD) received on Aug. 22, 2023 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the planned offshore wind project serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, Revolution Wind is scheduled to begin onshore construction activities in the coming weeks, with offshore construction ramping up in...Read More

Planning for U.S. offshore wind was well underway in the United States by the time the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board released its special report on “Worker Health and Safety on Offshore Wind Farms” in 2013.  At the time, it was expected that offshore wind farms would soon be under construction, and that...Read More

Following the successful offshore wind projects already in motion on the Atlantic coast, on August 15, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it has identified two draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coast of Oregon and opened a 60-day public review and comment period on those WEAs.  Oregon presents...Read More

The United Nations estimates that the world ocean economy–often referred to as the “blue economy”–is worth $1.5 trillion U.S. dollars annually.  It follows then, that a strong, competitive U.S. maritime industry is vital to the national and economic security strategy of the United States.  To accomplish that goal, both modernizing and expanding our ports and...Read More