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August 2012 

   

BOEM Requests Comments on Draft Form to Streamline Authorization Process for Cable Projects 

08-28-2012 

 BOEM Authorizes the Use of OCS Sand for Louisiana Coastal Restoration Projects 

08-20-2012 

Joint BOEM, NOAA, USGS Mission Discovers Record Depth for Lophelia Coral on Gulf of Mexico Energy Platforms  

08-10-2012 

Interior Announces Next Steps for Commercial Wind Leasing Offshore Maine 

08-09-2012 

Proposed Rhode Island Offshore Wind Energy Transmission Line Takes Next Step  

08-07-2012 

BOEM Moves Forward with Ongoing Arctic Habitat Study 

08-06-2012 

BOEM Unveils Web-based Company Qualifying and Bonding Portal  

08-06-2012 

July 2012 

Obama Administration Announces 20 Million Acre Oil and Gas Lease Sale Offshore Texas  

07-23-2012 

BOEM and FERC Revise Guidelines for Development of Wave Energy and Ocean Current Technologies in U.S. Waters  

07-19-2012 

Obama Administration Moves Forward with Additional Steps to Implement New Five-Year Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing Program  

07-06-2012 

BOEM Issues Environmental Analysis to Support Sales Under Recently Announced Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program 

07-05-2012 

 3,000 megawatt Wyoming wind energy project and Rhode Island, Massachusetts Wind Energy Area take key steps forward  

07-02-2012 

June 2012 

Interior Finalizes Plan to Make All Highest-Resource Areas in the U.S. Offshore Available for Oil & Gas Leasing   

06-28-2012 

Obama Administration Holds 39 Million Acre Lease Sale in Central Gulf of Mexico 

06-20-2012 

May 2012 

BOEM Extends Comment Period for Environmental Analysis of Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities in the Mid- and South Atlantic   

05-30-2012 

BOEM Identifies Wind Energy Area Offshore Massachusetts for Potential Commercial Leasing 

05-30-2012 

BOEM Hears from Scientific Advisory Committee on Future Environmental Studies to Support Offshore Energy Decision Processes   

05-24-2012 

USGS/BOEM Study Identifies Scientific Method to Differentiate between Natural Seepage and Produced Oils in Southern California 

05-23-2012 

BOEM Seeks to Gauge Industry Interest in Proposed Rhode Island Wind Energy Transmission System  

05-22-2012 

Salazar, Beaudreau Announce Final Details for Upcoming Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

05-17-2012 

NOAA, BOEM: Historic, 19th century shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico  

05-16-2012 

Interior Advances Offshore Atlantic Transmission Line 

05-14-2012 

April 2012 

BOEM to Provide OCS Sand Resources to Replenish Florida Beaches 

04-26-2012 

BOEM Holds Technical Workshop with Industry to Facilitate Compliance and Efficient Plan Reviews  

04-25-2012 

BOEM Seeks Input on an Environmental Assessment for Ocean Current Technology Testing Offshore Florida  

 04-24-2012 

BOEM Hosts Offshore Energy Knowledge Exchange Workshop 

04-13-2012 

BOEM Seeks Public Involvement on the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for a Seismic Survey on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf 

 04-12-2012 

Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 218 Nets $325 Million in High Bids 

04-05-2012 

March 2012 

BOEM Forms South Carolina Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force 

 03-29-2012 

Secretary Salazar, Director Beaudreau Announce Next Steps for Potential Energy Development in the Mid- and South Atlantic 

03-28-2012 

Interior Department Invites Industry Interest in Potential Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet 

 03-24-2012 

BOEM Workshop Addresses the Effects of Noise on Atlantic and Arctic Fish 

03-22-2012 

BOEM Solicits Comments on Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sales in the Gulf of Mexico’s Eastern Planning Area 

 03-19-2012 

BOEM and Hawaii Launch Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force 

03-07-2012 

February 2012 

BOEM Identifies Wind Energy Area Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts  

 02-24-2012 

President's FY 2013 Budget Includes $164.1 Million for BOEM to Advance Exploration and Development of the Nation's Offshore Resources 

02-13-2012 

BOEM Director Reaffirms Role of Science in Decisions at Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting 

02-08-2012 

Obama Administration Initiates Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore Massachusetts 

02-03-2012 

Obama Administration Announces Major Steps toward Leasing for Offshore Wind Projects in Mid-Atlantic 

02-02-2012 

Obama Administration Initiates Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore Virginia 

02-02-2012 

Obama Administration Initiates Leasing Process for Commercial Wind Development Offshore Maryland 

02-02-2012 

January 2012 

BOEM’s Science Advisory Committee to Meet  

01-27-2012 

Obama Administration Announces Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

01-26-2012 

BOEM Director Addresses Oil and Gas Association with Outlook for Securing America’s Offshore Energy Portfolio 

01-25-2012 

BOEM Completes Final Supplemental Review for Central Planning Area in the Gulf of Mexico 

01-11-2012 


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