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House passes offshore drilling bill ….

Posted in Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »

….. and oil prices fall by more that $10.  See how easy this is 🙂

Even if the legislation is passed by the Senate and enacted (unlikely), the only mandated sale outside of the Gulf of Mexico would be a small wedge in the Atlantic. This wedge would likely be reduced to a sliver by Defense Department concerns.

See our previous comments on this and the two companion House bills.

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Googlin’ in the Wind

Posted in Offshore Wind, Wind Energy, tagged , , , , on October 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Washington Post diagram

Comment: Kudos to Google for their leadership in financing a power grid for Atlantic wind projects.  The grid should greatly improve the economics of offshore wind development.  The challenge for the  Google team and other wind developers will be demonstrating that they can manage complex offshore projects, protect workers, and maintain the integrity of their assets.

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