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US Offshore Wind Lease Refund Agreement with TotalEnergies

Sector: Wind • Location: United States

Source: The Boston Globe

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The Trump administration reached a $1 billion deal with French energy company TotalEnergies to refund its leases for offshore wind projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. TotalEnergies agreed to walk away from US offshore wind development and invest the refunded money in a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Texas and other fossil fuel projects. This deal represents a tactical

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Sector
Wind, Natural Gas
Location
United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Boston Globe

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The project “US Offshore Wind Lease Refund Agreement with TotalEnergies” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Boston Globe.

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The Trump administration reached a $1 billion deal with French energy company TotalEnergies to refund its leases for offshore wind projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. TotalEnergies agreed to walk away from US offshore wind development and invest the refunded money in a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Texas and other fossil fuel projects. This deal represents a tactical shift after federal courts blocked President Trump's executive actions to stop offshore wind projects.

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2026-03-27

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