The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is expected to host an open house May 14 in Kill Devil Hills on the proposed 2019-24 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
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BOEM to Survey Offshore Sand Resources
The public has until Sept. 10 to comment on a draft environmental assessment for proposed surveys to identify, map, monitor and research offshore sand resources for beach re-nourishment and other uses.
BOEM Adds Time for Input on Offshore Wind
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has extended the public comment deadline from May 21 to July 5 for its proposed plan for Atlantic offshore wind energy leasing.
BOEM Releases Plan for Offshore Drilling
The Interior Department announced Thursday the draft five-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, which would expand oil and gas exploration and drilling in U.S. waters.
BOEM Defends 50-Mile Buffer
Barring offshore drilling rigs within 50 nautical miles of the Southeast coast would provide an environmental buffer, accommodate the needs of the military and commercial fishing and give potential wind farms room to develop, the director of the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said.
