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Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) today released Gulf of America Forward, a comprehensive new report and digital platform showcasing the Gulf of America as one of the world’s most valuable and dynamic offshore energy regions, a critical engine of innovation, economic strength, and national security. Available now at gulfofamericaforward.com and in full report format here, the… Read More
Louisiana-based offshore support vessel operator Otto Candies has acquired four vessels from Harvey Gulf International Marine. The four vessels, which became part of the Otto Candies fleet effective Thursday, October 23, are the multi-purpose service vessels (MPSVs) Harvey Intervention, Harvey Deep-Sea, Harvey Sub-Sea, and Harvey Blue-Sea. The MPSVs are all DP2-capable and were built between 2012 and 2017. Three… Read More
General – USA The joint venture between BP and Japan’s JERA has announced it will suspend development of its only U.S. offshore wind project, Beacon Wind, citing unfavourable market conditions and escalating financial pressures across the offshore energy sector. Describing the move as a ‘difficult decision’, the company said it would scale back all activities… Read More
Institutional deadlock in France delays tenders and weakens the offshore wind sector, triggering job cuts and major industrial withdrawals from the market….. Source
Country continues to expand installations even as high costs hit US and Germany TOKYO — China continues to expand its offshore wind power capacity, backed by Beijing’s renewable energy push and low prices for homegrown turbines, even as some countries scale down installation plans amid inflation… Source
Several Democratic governors have complained that Trump has imposed a moratorium on the development of offshore wind farms. A temporary halt to the development of offshore wind farms off the coast of the US state of New Jersey will become permanent. This is what US President Donald Trump says, according to the Reuters news agency…. Read More
Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to be abandoned, with only seven farms now moving ahead or in operation. ach year, the Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan… Read More
JERA Nex BP is ending activities in the US after concluding there “is no viable path for development” of its Beacon Wind offshore project. The decision to shutter its American operations ends an adventure that began when oil giant BP entered the US offshore wind market to great fanfare in 2020 but has now been… Read More
News comes after Mingyang announced plan to open huge factory in Scotland to serve fixed bottom and floating offshore wind farm projects in UK and Europe China’s Mingyang, which recently announced plans to open an factory in the UK, is launching a colossal 24.5MW floating offshore wind turbine… Source
The Interior secretary predicted that the Republican megalaw would kill the U.S. industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum painted a dim picture of offshore wind Monday, asserting that passage of the Republican megalaw was the end of an industry that “makes no sense.” At a panel hosted by the American Petroleum Institute, Burgum ticked through a… Read More
The offshore wind sector continues to scale with strategic acquisitions, infrastructure milestones and eco-friendly solutions. From major offshore infrastructure milestones in the North Sea to vessel deliveries and biodiversity innovations, the offshore wind sector continues to scale up in scope and ambition. This roundup highlights key developments, including the completion of 2025 caisson installations at… Read More
Under the Trump administration, there’s been a relentless effort to halt wind projects that have already been researched, financed and permitted. When I think of the changes I’ve seen in New Bedford this last quarter century, none has stirred me to greater hope or greater emotion than the site of the massive wind turbine components… Read More
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has shelved plans to open its biggest factory in Poland, the company said in an emailed statement to Reuters on Saturday, citing weaker-than-expected demand in Europe. Vestas announced plans for a second offshore wind turbine plant in Poland last year. The factory, which was expected to create more than 1,000… Read More
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026. About 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, workers have been building America’s largest offshore wind farm at a breakneck pace. The project will start feeding power to the grid… Read More
A major Dutch port has received a multi-million-pound investment to overhaul its offshore wind offering. Quay reinforcements and seabed improvements will place Buss Terminal Eemshaven ahead in the roll-out of commercial-scale renewable energy projects in the North Sea and beyond, bosses have said following the announcement. While the exact number was not revealed, as many… Read More