Units of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, Canada’s Enbridge Energy, and Norway’s Statoil are among the developers that have been qualified to participate in an upcoming US offshore wind tender off North Carolina, a heavyweight list that underscores the US offshore market's building momentum.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the US Interior Department, on Tuesday confirmed its plans to auction off the lease rights to a 122,405-acre (495 sq km) offshore wind zone off the coast of North Carolina on 16 March.
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