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TotalEnergies Offshore Wind Lease Cancellation

Sector: Wind • Location: United States

Source: NBC New York

Project
Cancelled

The Trump administration is paying $1 billion to French company TotalEnergies to abandon two offshore wind farm leases off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. TotalEnergies agreed to forfeit these leases and instead invest in oil and gas projects in Texas. The leases were for projects aiming to generate significant clean energy capacity, but the company has paused these projects and pledged

Status
Closed
Sector
Wind, Raw Materials, Oil and Gas
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NBC New York

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The project “TotalEnergies Offshore Wind Lease Cancellation” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NBC New York.

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The Trump administration is paying $1 billion to French company TotalEnergies to abandon two offshore wind farm leases off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. TotalEnergies agreed to forfeit these leases and instead invest in oil and gas projects in Texas. The leases were for projects aiming to generate significant clean energy capacity, but the company has paused these projects and pledged not to develop new offshore wind projects in the U.S.

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2026-03-27

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