Government Update https://www.oedigital.com/government-update?format=feed Government Update en-US Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:40:46 -0500 https://www.oedigital.com/news/511628-edison-chouest-withdraws-title-xi-application Edison Chouest Withdraws Title XI Application An affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore has withdrawn its application for financing under the U.S. Maritime Administration's (MARAD) Title XI program.Title XI is… Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:40:46 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/511628-edison-chouest-withdraws-title-xi-application https://www.oedigital.com/news/511470-marad-s-title-xi-changes-good-news-for-offshore-wind MARAD’s Title XI Changes: Good News for Offshore Wind? The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) in December issued a final rule updating its financial requirements for the Federal Ship Financing Program… Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:53:03 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/511470-marad-s-title-xi-changes-good-news-for-offshore-wind https://www.oedigital.com/news/511412-us-to-establish-national-offshore-wind-center-of-excellence US to Establish National Offshore Wind Center of Excellence The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set out plans to invest $4.75 million to establish a new national center of excellence to accelerate offshore wind deployment across the United States… Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:13:56 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/511412-us-to-establish-national-offshore-wind-center-of-excellence https://www.oedigital.com/news/510639-norway-parliament-votes-in-favor-of-seabed-mining Norway Parliament Votes in favor of Seabed Mining Norway's parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of allowing Arctic seabed mineral exploration, in line with a deal reached between the government and key opposition parties last month… Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:48:20 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/510639-norway-parliament-votes-in-favor-of-seabed-mining https://www.oedigital.com/news/510455-venezuela-slams-deployment-of-british-warship-to-guyana Venezuela Slams Deployment of British Warship to Guyana Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said the deployment of a British warship to waters off the coast of Guyana breaches the 'spirit' of an agreement… Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:45:13 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/510455-venezuela-slams-deployment-of-british-warship-to-guyana https://www.oedigital.com/news/510296-what-do-marad-title-xi-changes-mean-for-offshore-wind What Do MARAD Title XI Changes Mean for Offshore Wind? The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has recently announced an amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program, commonly referred to as Title XI. The amendments… Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:01:40 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/510296-what-do-marad-title-xi-changes-mean-for-offshore-wind https://www.oedigital.com/news/510033-us-proposes-offshore-wind-auction-for-central-atlantic-areas-next-year US Proposes Offshore Wind Auction for Central Atlantic Areas Next Year The Biden administration on Monday announced a plan to sell offshore wind development rights for two areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia next year… Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:11:07 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/510033-us-proposes-offshore-wind-auction-for-central-atlantic-areas-next-year https://www.oedigital.com/news/509990-capp-says-canada-s-emissions-cap-will-be-production-cap CAPP Says Canada’s Emissions Cap will be Production Cap Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, introduced Canada’s draft… Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:54:24 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/509990-capp-says-canada-s-emissions-cap-will-be-production-cap https://www.oedigital.com/news/509920-governments-take-action-to-keep-offshore-wind-projects-on-track Governments Take Action to Keep Offshore Wind Projects on Track Governments have decided to pay up to revive offshore wind farm developments after rising costs put at risk multiple projects that are needed to help them cut emissions and reach climate targets… Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:20:37 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/509920-governments-take-action-to-keep-offshore-wind-projects-on-track https://www.oedigital.com/news/509877-uk-finland-estonia-practice-subsea-infrastructure-protection-in-baltic-sea UK, Finland, Estonia Practice Subsea Infrastructure Protection in Baltic Sea The navies of Britain, Finland and Estonia were practising subsea infrastructure protection in the Baltic Sea region on Monday together with the Finnish Border Guard… Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:44:05 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/509877-uk-finland-estonia-practice-subsea-infrastructure-protection-in-baltic-sea https://www.oedigital.com/news/508946-kremlin-asked-about-damaged-baltic-pipeline-says-threats-to-russia-unacceptable Kremlin, Asked about Damaged Baltic Pipeline, Says Threats to Russia 'Unacceptable' The Kremlin said on Monday that any threats made against Russia were 'unacceptable' after Latvia's president said NATO should shut the Baltic Sea to shipping if… Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:43:48 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/508946-kremlin-asked-about-damaged-baltic-pipeline-says-threats-to-russia-unacceptable https://www.oedigital.com/news/508856-converted-osv-enters-service-in-the-uk-as-an-underwater-surveillance-ship Converted OSV Enters Service in the UK as an Underwater Surveillance Ship A converted offshore support vessel has taken on a new life as a dedicated underwater surveillance ship for the U.K.'s Royal Navy.Christened during a ceremony in London on October 10… Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:34:10 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/508856-converted-osv-enters-service-in-the-uk-as-an-underwater-surveillance-ship https://www.oedigital.com/news/508854-norwegian-navy-shadows-chinese-vessel-probed-over-baltic-pipeline-damage Norwegian Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel Probed over Baltic Pipeline Damage A Norwegian Navy ship shadowed a Chinese container ship investigated over damage to a gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland for about 15 hours as it sailed along the western coast of Norway on Monday… Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:03:42 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/508854-norwegian-navy-shadows-chinese-vessel-probed-over-baltic-pipeline-damage https://www.oedigital.com/news/508620-the-headwinds-of-us-offshore-wind-development The Headwinds of US Offshore Wind Development On March 29, 2021, President Biden announced his ambitious plan to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power – enough energy to power 10 million U.S. homes – by 2030… Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:51:21 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/508620-the-headwinds-of-us-offshore-wind-development https://www.oedigital.com/news/507403-noia-unhappy-about-rice-whale-protection-recommendations NOIA Unhappy About Rice Whale Protection Recommendations National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito has said that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issue of a Notice to Lessees (NTL)… Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:56:08 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/507403-noia-unhappy-about-rice-whale-protection-recommendations