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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Expands Offshore Wind Buyout Strategy With New Deals Steering Capital Into LNG and Oil
The Trump administration has expanded its newfound strategy of unwinding offshore wind development through negotiated buyouts, announcing two new agreements that will see two projects give up federal offshore leases...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Moves to Reunify Offshore Regulators Split After Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Reunification marks major shift in offshore oversight model built after Deepwater Horizon.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Equinor Kicks Off Deepwater Drilling for $9B Brazil Gas Project
Equinor has officially moved into the drilling phase of its massive Raia gas development offshore Brazil, marking a key step forward for one of the country’s most strategically important energy projects.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Dominion’s $11.5B Virginia Offshore Wind Project Delivers First Power After Legal Fight, Cost Surge
Dominion Energy’s massive Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has delivered its first electricity to the grid, marking a major milestone for the largest offshore wind development in the United...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Quietly Expands Pacific Seabed Mining Area as Environmental Review Begins
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has advanced the next phase of potential offshore mineral leasing near the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, expanding the area under consideration and moving the...

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Reimburses TotalEnergies $928M to Scrap Offshore Wind Leases, Pivot to LNG
The Trump administration has struck a $928 million deal with TotalEnergies to abandon two major U.S. offshore wind leases and redirect the capital into LNG and oil and gas development, marking a decisive shift in strategy after federal courts blocked efforts to halt projects on national security grounds.

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
BP Wins OK For First New Gulf Project Since Deepwater Horizon Tragedy
By Ari Natter Mar 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration approved BP Plc’s plan to pump billions of dollars worth of crude from what will be the company’s first virgin field...

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Admin Launches Environmental Review for California Offshore Oil Lease Sales
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced Wednesday that it will begin preparing a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to evaluate potential offshore oil and gas lease sales across California’s...

From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Chevron-led Consortium Signs Contracts for Gas Exploration Off Greece
A consortium led by U.S. oil major Chevron signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the United States' presence in the eastern Mediterranean.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Unveils Massive Offshore Leasing Program Under One Big Beautiful Bill
The Department of the Interior has announced a comprehensive schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales in the “Gulf of America” and Alaska’s Cook Inlet, following directives from the...

From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Orsted ‘Surprise’ Credit Downgrade Caps Worst Week on Record
Orsted A/S’s debt was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings to the lowest tier of investment grade, surprising some analysts days after the Danish wind turbine maker announced a $9 billion rights offering to shore up its finances.

From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Orsted Turns to Shareholders as U.S. Offshore Wind Market Sours
Shares in Orsted plunged to a record low on Monday as the wind farm developer asked shareholders for $9.4 billion to help fund a U.S. project, after potential partners were put off by U.S. President Donald Trump's hostility to wind power.