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The Pacific Region is active in a number of regional collaborative efforts supporting coordinated ocean management, data sharing, and ocean health and stewardship. The Pacific Region shares information and resources on its regional programs as part of its commitment to robust stakeholder, tribal and public engagement.
Regional Activities and Information
- April 6, 2022 - BOEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Analysis of Central California Offshore Wind Energy Area
- September 14, 2021 – BOEM Names Doug Boren to Lead Pacific Office
- August 4 and 11, 2021 – Oregon Offshore Wind Energy Planning Data Review Virtual Workshops
- July 28, 2021 – BOEM Advances Offshore Wind Leasing Process in California, Public Input Sought on Offshore Wind Areas off California North and Central Coasts
- July 22-23, 2021 – Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting on Marine Planning and Offshore Development
- July 13, 2021 - California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting Four
- June 21, 2021 - BOEM California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Webinar
- May 25, 2021 - Biden-Harris Administration Advances Offshore Wind in the Pacific
- May 12-13, 2021 – Oregon Offshore Wind Energy Planning Public Webinars
- May 6, 2021 – BOEM and the State of Oregon Host Virtual Informational Meetings on Offshore Wind Energy Planning
- March 22, 2021 - BOEM Announces Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for Removing Well Conductors at Two Oil and Gas Platforms off California, Agency seeks comments from the public
- March 11, 2021 - Rescheduled OROWindMap Introductory Webinar
- February 16, 2021 - BOEM Issues Lease to Oregon State University for the PacWave South Project, the First Wave Energy Research Project in Federal Waters Offshore the U.S. West Coast.
- January 19, 2021 - BOEM issued a Finding of No Significant Impact and offered a Marine Hydrokinetic Research Lease to Oregon State University for the PacWave South Project
- November 10, 2020 - Invitation for Stakeholder Input and Study Ideas
- October 31, 2020 - Journal Energies published the article "Resource and Load Compatibility
- October 31, 2020 - Assessment of Wind Energy Offshore of Humboldt County, California". The article, based on a BOEM-funded study, describes the offshore wind generation profile in the Humboldt Call Area and the compatibility with Humboldt County electric load. The article is free to download.
- October 9, 2020 - Offshore Wind Research Buoys Float into California’s Waters
- 2019-2020 - BOEM West Coast Science Exchange Webinar Series
- February 18, 2020 - Environmental Setting of Southern California OCS Planning Area, related to oil and gas activities
Handouts
- Selected BOEM-Funded Research Informing Renewable Energy Offshore California
- Selected BOEM-Funded Research Informing Renewable Energy Offshore Oregon
- Selected BOEM-Funded Research Informing Renewable Energy Offshore Hawai'i
- A Citizen’s Guide to The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Renewable Energy Authorization Process
- Selected BOEM & BSEE-Funded Research Informing Oil & Gas Decommissioning Offshore California
- A Citizen's Guide to Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning in Federal Waters Off California
- A Citizen’s Guide to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Marine Minerals Leasing
Resources