Oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from a major project off the coast of New Jersey. Shell told The Associated Press it is writing off the project, citing increased competition, delays and a changing market. “Naturally we also take regulatory context into consideration,” spokesperson Natalie Gunnell said in an email. Shell co-owns the large Atlantic Shores project, which has most of its permits and would generate enough power for 1 million homes if both of the two phases were completed. Th... Read more

By Jim Lonergan January 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM – New Jersey’s offshore wind industry took another hit as Shell Energy withdrew from the Atlantic Shores wind project, incurring a $1 billion write-off. Citing financial, regulatory, and supply chain challenges, Shell’s exit raises further doubts about large-scale wind projects along the Jersey Shore. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC, a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDF Renewables North America, had planned to develop the A... Read more

In a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) asked why BOEM is moving forward with the approval process for planned offshore wind projects despite President Trump’s January 20th Executive Order calling for a pause and comprehensive review of the full offshore wind approval process. BOEM announced on January 15th that they will begin preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a key piece of the Federal offshore wind approval proces... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today welcomed news that Shell Energy, a British company, has announced its withdrawal from the Atlantic Shores wind project off the coast of New Jersey, taking an almost $1 billion write-off (loss) in the process. “Just like Orsted, Shell has determined that despite huge taxpayer subsidies and discussions of massive increases to ratepayers, they will still lose money,” said Smith. “This is now another domino to fall, exposing the gross negligence throughout the offshore ... Read more

—U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of its Africa Subcommittee released the following statement on recent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “The recent escalation of violence in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has led to a humanitarian catastrophe displacing more than a million people, is poised to spiral into an even broader, cross-border war involving multiple actors. “DRC Preside... Read more

January 30, 2025 MONMOUTH COUNTY — Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today welcomed news that Shell Energy, a British company, has announced its withdrawal from the Atlantic Shores wind project off the coast of New Jersey, taking an almost $1 billion write-off (loss) in the process. “Just like Orsted, Shell has determined that despite huge taxpayer subsidies and discussions of massive increases to ratepayers, they will still lose money,” Smith said. “This is now another domino to fall, exposing the gross... Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and author of the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act, responded to the fraudulent election held yesterday in Belarus. “’Europe’s last dictator,’ Alexander Lukashenko, has done it again –another farcical proclamation of bogus election victory,” said Smith, who also co-chairs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “It’s a sham. “The U.S. government and Congress must continue to support the brave men... Read more

Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) today released a letter today asking the Kennedy Center about upcoming performances of the National Ballet of China (NBC). The Representatives detailed the NBC’s connections to the Chinese Communist Party and the fact that “art is a political instrument in the People’s Republic China [and] used for the purpose of disseminating propaganda abroad.” The signed letter to the Kennedy Center is attached. The Representatives said that their q... Read more

OPINION: By U.S. Rep. Chris Smith The annual March for Life is an engraved invitation to each and every one of us to seriously recommit and rededicate ourselves to the defense of the weakest and most vulnerable. To recommit with love and compassion to tangibly assist women — especially through the extraordinary work of pregnancy care centers — to protect their precious babies and their own lives from the violence and cruelty of abortion. Pregnancy care centers are under siege by Planned Parentho... Read more

Remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) — I met my dear wife Marie more than fifty years ago in the pro-life movement—and today, like you, we are more hope-filled than ever. Thank you to Jennie Bradley Lichter and your team for organizing this magnificent witness for the sanctity of all human life. Today’s March for Life is an engraved invitation to each and every one of us to seriously recommit and rededicate ourselves to the defense of the weakest and most vulnerable. (click on image below or here ... Read more