Offshore Energy

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This page contains a list of our Regulatory Tracker posts on offshore energy, for both renewable and oil and gas leasing programs, and including regulatory changes and litigation.

Offshore Renewable Energy

• Federal Offshore Wind Deployment

Offshore Leasing Program

• Offshore Oil and Gas 5-Year Leasing Program
• Federal Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Pause and Review

Regulatory Changes

• BSEE Blowout Preventer and Well Control Rule
• EO 13795: Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy (later revoked by President Biden’s EO 13990) targeted the following rules for review, which we are not currently updating:
  • • BSEE Offshore Production Safety Systems Rule Update
    • Offshore Oil and Gas Incidental Take Authorizations and Geological and Geophysical Permits (seismic surveys)
    • BOEM Offshore Air Quality Rule
    • Financial Assurance for Offshore Oil & Gas Development
    • BSEE & BOEM’S Exploratory Arctic Drilling Rule