Proposed Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Areas Include North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware; Comments Open Through Dec. 16, 2022 Plans for offshore wind energy are taking shape on the U.S. Central Atlantic coast with eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) identified for development.  The opportunity for the public and interested parties to review the...Read More

Guice Offshore salutes America’s best and brightest nationwide and their international partners for their successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world.  After liftoff during the very early morning hours of Wednesday, November 16, 2022, NASA’s uncrewed Artemis 1 spacecraft is on its way to the Moon for...Read More

Guice Offshore’s GO America Transports Second Deployment of “1000 Mermaids” for New Environmentally Beneficial Artificial Reef Site In Hollywood, Florida  With offshore transportation from Guice Offshore’s GO America on October 31, 2022, 20 “mermaids”–specially crafted ocean-friendly artificial reef modules made to look like mermaids and other creations–were deployed to help construct an artificial reef of...Read More

From the end of the last Ice Age, when sea levels were about 200 feet lower than they are today, to more recent times during the past 400 years, the underwater floor of America’s Outer Continental Shelf tells many tales of our history that might not have otherwise been discovered without the impetus of oil...Read More

On October 31, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the aggregate potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles (nm) off the coast of...Read More

Now that offshore wind leaseholders are commencing work on building their actual wind energy turbine platforms and ancillary structures, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued proposed guidelines clarifying requirements that lessees must include in every construction and operation plan before BOEM begins its formal environmental and technical reviews. To help increase transparency and...Read More

With dramatic technology advancements in subsea robotics, materials and guidance systems—the key components of underwater and submersible vehicles—mankind’s ability to explore deep water has greatly expanded in recent years.     On average, the ocean’s depth is over two miles, with most of that space shrouded in extreme cold, darkness and crushing pressure.  Venturing into tough conditions like...Read More

First established by Executive Order in 2018 and codified into law by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act in order to coordinate Federal actions on ocean-related matters, America’s Ocean Policy Committee (OPC) helps set ocean-related policy by balancing sustainable development of our seas with conservation and conscious stewardship.   Co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science...Read More

On Oct. 18, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on America’s west coast and the first-ever U.S. sale to support potential commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development.  The lease sale takes place on Dec. 6, 2022 for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off central...Read More

Newly outfitted with modernized maritime technology, dual Subchapter L & I status and inducted into our fleet with “GO” names and sparkling dark green and white colors, the newest Guice Offshore vessels we acquired earlier this year are already hard at work, as well as turning heads with their sleek, powerful looks, immaculate decks and...Read More