Some offshore renewable energy regulations (mostly pertaining to offshore wind) dealing with workplace safety and environmental compliance will be transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), the U.S. Department of Interior announced yesterday, Jan. 17, 2023. A joint notice to lessees outlines the transfer of...Read More

Get an advanced copy of the proposed new Rules HERE. It’s estimated that offshore wind developers will save approximately $1 billion over a 20-year period thanks to updated regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that were proposed this week on January 12, 2023. The first Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)...Read More

Guice Offshore co-founders Nathan and Billy Guice are among the mentors participating in the inaugural cohort for the new Gulf Blue “Navigators” business incubator designed to assist bluetech startups that already have a pilot program in place and are ready to scale.    Bluetech industries include precision marine aquaculture, sea and space systems, ocean data and analytics,...Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard First District is wrapping up an extensive study on the approaches to Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Port Access Routes, but there’s still time for the public to contribute written comments for the Coast Guard to consider before the February 2, 2023 deadline. Before establishing or adjusting traffic separation schemes (TSS)...Read More

Massachusetts offshore wind power is taking the next step toward becoming a reality as a 60-day public comment period opens this week on Dec. 23 to help the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) complete its environmental review of two pending projects by Park City Wind off the coast of Massachusetts. The proposal includes up...Read More

On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of two draft Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for two new offshore wind projects for public review and comment, thereby advancing the regulatory process for construction to begin.  Known as the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project and the Sunrise...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

While most of America’s offshore wind energy development to date has involved conventional turbines that are secured directly to the sea floor in shallow waters near the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, the deep-water areas further out in the ocean are actually home to two-thirds of America’s floating offshore wind energy potential, including...Read More

To advance offshore wind development and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced next steps to bring the opportunity of offshore wind energy to the Gulf of Mexico. In a release issued July 20, 2022, the Department of Interior explained the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...Read More

We’re very pleased to share the great news today, April 26, 2022, that Guice Offshore (“GO”) has expanded our offshore supply vessel fleet! The three new vessels will operate as the GO Explorer (170 ft. DP1 MPSV), GO Crusader (205 ft. DP2 PSV) and GO Adventurer (205 ft. DP2 MPSV).  All are Jones Act qualified...Read More