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HOUSTON, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today that Empire Offshore Wind LLC (“Empire Wind”) has informed Great Lakes in consortium with Van Oord, of the termination of the rock installation contract for Empire Wind II… Read More
Seatrium Limited has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell) to construct and integrate the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU). The contract includes the installation of Shell-furnished equipment and follows the Letter of Intent sealed by both parties on Aug. 28, 2023. The Sparta FPU will be situated in… Read More
The Biden administration drew in a record amount from its offshore oil lease auction in December, Axios reported on Tuesday. The U.S. government made $382 million in revenue – the largest amount in eight years – from the Department of Interior’s Dec. 20 auction of offshore oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, according to Axios…. Read More
Embarking on a new career can be intimidating, but it can be considerably less scary if you know what to expect, and you can visualize a clear (and quick) path to getting there. Take, for instance, work in wind energy. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, employment of wind turbine technicians is projected… Read More
One of Japan’s largest offshore wind farms has started commercial operation in the prefecture of Hokkaido. Tokyo-based renewable energy company Green Power Investment built the facility in Ishikari Bay, off the coast of western Hokkaido. It has 14 turbines, each of which is 196 meters tall. The wind farm started commercial operation at the start… Read More
Nekkar’s subsidiary Techano Oceanlift has been awarded a contract by Sefine Shipyard to deliver an offshore crane to a newbuild subsea IMR/survey vessel, according to the company’s release. Techano Oceanlift will supply a 150-tonnes crane capable of performing subsea construction work plus topside lifting operations. The contract value is approximately EUR 6.5 million. The 150… Read More
It’s been a tough time for the offshore wind industry. High inflation, rising interest rates and supply chain disruptions forced developers to cancel projects across the East Coast that would have provided over 5,000 megawatts of renewable capacity to the grid. Luckily, California has time on its side. Floating turbine technology is years away from being ready to install… Read More
Governments around the world are turning to offshore wind because it provides clean energy at scale and can help them meet decarbonisation targets. 2023 was a busy year, with more than 10 lease auctions and five support and offtake auctions, but 2024 will be the busiest year so far in offshore wind history. New auctions have… Read More
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) has been awarded fixed-term contracts by Petrobras for its drillships, West Auriga and West Polaris. The contracts, which were obtained through a competitive bidding process, have a duration of 1,064 days and are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2024. The total contract value for both rigs… Read More
Big floating offshore wind turbines will soon become a reality along the West Coast. As companies prepare to build them, a new study from the Schatz Energy Research Center at Cal Poly Humboldt is exploring how to get that power where it needs to go. JPR’s Roman Battaglia talks to center Director Arne Jacobson about the study…. Read More
While New York has secured eight offshore wind contracts for development, energy experts say not enough investment is being made in the port infrastructure needed to assemble the turbines and deploy them out to sea. New York has big plans to generate power from non-polluting renewable energy, produced by giant windmills floating in the Atlantic… Read More
Ørsted has taken final investment decision (FID) on the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3, which will have a capacity of 2.9 GW and is expected to be completed around the end of 2027. Hornsea 3 will be Ørsted’s third gigawatt-scale project in the Hornsea zone following Hornsea 1 (1.2 GW) and Hornsea… Read More
Following the announcement about their collaboration, Ecowende is pleased to confirm that Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is determined to contribute to a sustainable future for offshore wind that positively contributes to the North… Read More
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine foundations were completed by Van Oord with the installation of the transition pieces. Van Oord performed the installation in two campaigns… Read More
US Wind Inc. announced Dec. 29 that it has formally presented to the Delaware-based Association of Coastal Towns a package of proposed community benefits. The ACT communities of Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach and South Bethany have begun to evaluate the offer and will proceed with discussions through their respective public meeting processes…. Read More