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Japanese lawmaker barred by China lands in Taiwan, calls it proof of sovereignty

Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei, who is being sanctioned by China, has arrived in Taiwan for defense cooperation talks. Seki says his arrival is proof that Taiwan is separate from China. He is known as a ...
Forbes

U.S. Looks To Mine Critical Minerals Offshore Near Guam And Virginia

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noel Fletcher is a reporter covering renewable energy and wildlife The U.S. government is advancing its intention to lease ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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E&E

BOEM reaffirms Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale

Federal officials reaffirmed the results of a past oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, setting the stage for further drilling that environmental groups have fought over worries about whales ...
Mongabay

Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities

On Nov. 12, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request for information (RFI), indicating its interest in “leasing” marine minerals located on the CNMI’s outer continental shelf, a ...
AOL

BOEM to consider revoking New England Wind 1 approval

A rendering of the proposed terminal in Salem, where New England Wind has been planning to construct its offshore wind project. (Image provided) This story originally ran in The New Bedford Light. The ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Japan Should Counter China Threats With US Help, Lawmaker Says

Japan should leverage its alliance with the US to counter China’s threats rather than seeking quick compromises alone that will lead to long-term losses, according to an outspoken Japanese lawmaker ...
JD Supra

BOEM Rapidly Advances Steps to Develop Critical Minerals in American Samoa and Commonwealth of Mariana Islands

Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced progress on its long-term plan to lease areas for critical mineral[1] development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).[2] On June 23, ...
Upstream

BOEM schedules another US Gulf oil and gas lease sale

The US has scheduled another oil and gas lease sale in the US Gulf, according to a notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The lease sale will take place 11 March, BOEM said. Similar ...
Rigzone

BOEM Advances 1st Two OBBBA Offshore Lease Sales

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it has advanced the first two One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) offshore lease sales. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced, in a ...
E&E

House Dems request ethics probe of acting BOEM director

They accused Matthew Giacona of improperly communicating with former clients. House Democrats on Wednesday called for an ethics investigation into the acting head of a federal agency that helps manage ...