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(WO) – Petrobras has awared Subsea7 a “super major” contract for the development of the Búzios 9 field approximately 180 km offshore Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 2,000 m water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin. According to an online statement from Subsea7, the offshore award is worth over $1.25 billion. The contract scope includes… Read More
OEG Renewables (OEGR) and Sojitz Machinery Corp (SOMAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on providing pre-construction, operations and maintenance (O&M), and vessel services to offshore wind projects in Japan. The combination will draw on OEGR’s experience in offshore energy solutions with SOMAC’s in-country capabilities. Japan seeks to install 10 GW of capacity by 2030… Read More
Technip Energies’ floater solution, INO15TM, is one of the five winners of the United States Department of Energy’s Phase Two FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) prize. INO15TM is a three-column semi-submersible concept designed to support a 15 MW wind turbine and is scalable to a larger capacity wind turbine. This latest prize is part of the FLOWIN initiative, which is designed… Read More
A federal judge has rejected a legal attempt to put a pause on Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project that many see as a critical tool to address the root causes of climate change and provide clean energy to Virginia. Judge Loren L. AliKhan, for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on Friday… Read More
Ørsted has pledged to $2 million to two Connecticut community non-profits – the Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA) and the Community Renewal Team (CRT) – if their offshore wind proposal, Starboard Wind, is selected by the state. Ørsted says each agency would receive $1 million to help them deliver services and resources in… Read More
UAE’s ADNOC Offshore has awarded a 3.588 billion dirhams ($975 million) artificial island construction contract to ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S). The project involves dredging, land reclamation, and marine construction for artificial island G at the Lower Zakum field offshore. ADNOC L&S is primed to execute major offshore engineering, procurement, and construction contracts. “The… Read More
The Biden Administration wants to boost offshore wind. But other forces, including cost, political opposition and disinformation, have slowed adoption. In the early 2000s, a long-time Louisiana engineer and entrepreneur thought it would be natural for the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico to expand into offshore wind. The industry could use… Read More
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has bagged an international order from North Star Shipping, a UK-based offshore renewable operator, for constructing a hybrid service operation vessel (SOV). The contract also has an option to construct two more such vessels. North Star Shipping had earlier in the year contracted another hybrid SOV with the Cochin Shipyard. With… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä is supplying a 48 MW peaking power plant to support the growing use of renewables in the United Kingdom. The plant is under construction and is delivered under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with British energy services and solutions company Centrica Distributed Generation Ltd. The order was booked by Wärtsilä… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine. “Floating wind technology can make offshore wind a reality in the Gulf of Maine,” said BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein. “BOEM will continue to work in partnership with… Read More
Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the transport and installation of the monopile foundations for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany by RWE. The 1.6 GW wind farm cluster is expected to generate enough renewable energy to supply the equivalent of 1,600,000 German households. This project award is a major milestone for… Read More
Van Oord has been contracted by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the German Windanker offshore wind farm. Yet another addition to Van Oord’s portfolio of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, highlighting its experience in the area and leading position in the energy transition. Van Oord’s scope includes the transport… Read More
In a landmark deal, Ørsted will sell a further one million tonnes of carbon removal over a ten-year period to Microsoft from Avedøre Power Station, which is part of the bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project ‘Ørsted Kalundborg CO2 Hub’. This new agreement builds on an existing commitment by Microsoft to buy 2.67 million tonnes… Read More
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading and best-connected ports company, is proud to announce a significant update in the construction of its Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). As unveiled by ABP’s Head of Offshore Wind, Andy Reay, during his presentation at the East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR) SNS conference, the construction of LEEF… Read More
On a pair of aging piers jutting into New York Harbor, contractors in hard hats and neon yellow safety vests have begun work on one of the region’s most anticipated industrial projects. Within a few years, this expanse of broken blacktop should be replaced by a smooth surface and covered with neat stacks of giant… Read More