The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon due to insufficient bidder interest at this time.
On 29 August 2024, the Department of the Interior announced the Final Sale Notice (FSN) for offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Oregon. The FSN set an auction date for 15 October 2024, and included two lease areas offshore Oregon and identified the five companies qualified to participate in the sale. Following the issuance of the FSN, boem received bidding interest from one of the five qualified companies. In determining a future opportunity for a potential lease sale, boem will continue to collaborate with representatives from federal, state, and local agencies and tribal governments to coordinate on potential leasing and support ongoing stakeholder engagement processes on broader offshore wind considerations, such as the state-led development of a strategic roadmap for offshore wind.
