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Offshore Wind Projects: Contracts, Risks and Looking Forward

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An article about offshore wind projects and some of the unique issues specific to the delivery of this type of project that are not typically addressed by existing standard form contracts. Originally published in PLC...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Interior Department Holds Largest Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Years

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After months of delay, the U.S. Department of the Interior auctioned off 1.7 million acres for offshore oil and gas leases during Lease Sale 261 on Dec. 20, 2023. (See Holland & Knight's previous alert, "Interior Department...more

White & Case LLP

Japan Offshore Wind Update – Round 2 Auction Results

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The Japanese government released the results of the "Round 2" offshore wind auctions. Three separate consortia were announced the winners of three areas. Eyes are now on "Round 3" auctions in 2024. “Round 2” Auctions - ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

BOEM’s inaugural Gulf of Mexico wind lease auction results in a measured start for promising region

BOEM held its first-ever auction for wind energy lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico on August 29, 2023. The three lease areas up for auction covered a combined 301,746 acres off the coast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Auction Falls Short of Expectations

On August 29th, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held the first auction for offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Sheppard Mullin’s preview of the auction can be accessed here...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Previewing the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Auction

On July 21, 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Final Sale Notice (FSN) for offshore wind leases covering three areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The auction will...more

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BOEM Issues Proposed Sale Notice With Novel Bidding Credits for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) on February 24, 2023, for the simultaneous auction of three potential offshore wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The currently...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s First Offshore Wind Auction Finalized – Key Takeaways

The dust has settled on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) first west coast auction for federal offshore wind lease areas. The California auction for the Morro Bay and Humboldt Call Areas brought an aggregate...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

First of its kind for five West Coast offshore wind lease areas

The auction: First of its kind for five West Coast offshore lease areas - The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), completed its first west coast offshore wind lease auction on Wednesday.1 The auction covered...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Offshore Wind Auction

On October 18, 2022, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) will hold an auction to sell five offshore wind energy leases in federal waters off the California coast, with...more

K&L Gates LLP

Record-Setting New York Bight Auction and Newly-Announced Oregon Lease Areas Portend Rapid Growth in U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

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Offshore wind is in high demand, as evidenced by the US$4.37 billion in winning bids generated in the recent federal government auction of lease blocks in the New York Bight. On a per-acre basis, the provisional winners were...more

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US BOEM Announces Provisional Winners of Massive Offshore Wind Auction

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From February 23–25, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a competitive auction for six lease areas in the New York Bight area off the coast of New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ). After the first day of the...more

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US BOEM Announces Massive Offshore Wind Auction and Much More

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On January 12, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will hold a competitive auction for six lease areas (totaling roughly 488,000 acres) in the New York Bight area, which is off the coast of...more

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NY Announces $500 Million Offshore Wind Investment and 2022 Procurement

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On January 5, 2022, as part of the 2022 State of the State, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments and a plan to advance offshore wind energy development off the coast of New York. Governor Hochul announced...more

Hogan Lovells

2021 Offshore Wind Auction in Germany

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There have not been any auctions for offshore wind projects in Germany since 2018. Recently, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) called for the 2021 auction round. It is the first of its kind auction based on the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Japan Renewable Alert 46: 1. Japan Preparing for First Offshore Auction under New Act 2.

1. Japan Preparing for Its First Offshore Wind Auction under the New Act - (1) Implementation of Offshore Renewable Energy Act As we reported in our Renewable Alert Letter 40, the Act of Promoting Utilization of Sea Areas...more

Hogan Lovells

Japan's offshore wind market

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This alert summarizes the outcome of the Third Joint Meeting and the future direction of discussion surrounding the selection of business operators for the promotion zones based on the proposal shared by the Secretariat of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Department of the Interior Conducts Second Offshore Wind Auction

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On September 4, 2013, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) held its public auction of the first federal lease for an offshore wind energy site off the Mid-Atlantic coast....more

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Is the Offshore Wind Market Really Ready to Fly? BOEM Announces First Lease Auction for July 31

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that the first auction of leases of offshore wind areas will be held on July 31. Even though it now looks as though Cape Wind will eventually get to the finish...more

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