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TotalEnergies US Offshore Wind Lease Buyout

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Source: ABC4 Utah

Project
Cancelled

The Trump administration agreed to pay $1 billion to French company TotalEnergies to relinquish two offshore wind leases off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. TotalEnergies will invest the refunded lease fees in fossil fuel projects, including a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas and oil and gas activities, instead of developing offshore wind projects in the US.

Status
Closed
Sector
Wind, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ABC4 Utah

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The project “TotalEnergies US Offshore Wind Lease Buyout” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ABC4 Utah.

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2026-07-22

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The Trump administration agreed to pay $1 billion to French company TotalEnergies to relinquish two offshore wind leases off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. TotalEnergies will invest the refunded lease fees in fossil fuel projects, including a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas and oil and gas activities, instead of developing offshore wind projects in the US.

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United States of America (USA)

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Wind, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas

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2026-03-26

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