What if some foundations for offshore wind turbines and offshore substations could be deployed in a more cost-effective, technically advantageous and environmentally friendly way, with significantly less underwater acoustic impact?  Beacon Wind, with the approval of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on May 7, 2024, is currently testing a type of underwater...Read More

Approximately 50 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico is being considered for renewable energy development, with Texas and Louisiana offshore areas having some of the highest wind capacity in the Gulf. Combined, the Gulf Coast States comprise 32% of the shallow-water offshore wind potential in the U.S. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...Read More

Since 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has led national and international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of marine debris. To accomplish its mission, the Program supports marine debris projects in partnership with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. It also spearheads national research efforts...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

Guice Offshore is updating our many offshore ocean science research clients that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is ushering in a new paradigm of scientific information discovery!  On May 1, 2023, the BOEM announced the availability of its new Environmental Studies Program (ESP) Hub, an online platform that will improve public access to...Read More

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

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

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

The South Fork Wind New York Bight lease auction begins February 23, 2022 and the Guice Offshore fleet of wind power-experienced, Jones Act-compliant and dynamically positioned offshore support vessels, supply vessels and platform vessels are ready to assist new leaseholders in maximizing their investments. To view the New York Bight leasing area maps, descriptive statistics...Read More

Guice Offshore, whose Jones Act-compliant offshore supply vessel fleet works extensively in advancing offshore wind energy industry infrastructure, noted that on January 12, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Aeronautics Administration (NOAA) signed an interagency memorandum in support of the federal government’s ambitious goals to advance offshore...Read More