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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a permit on Sept. 1 for a major offshore oil terminal proposed on the Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi, Texas, ruling that the Bluewater Texas terminal would need to reduce its toxic air pollution by about 95%. “We are relieved that EPA listened to the public, came to its… Read More
According to DNV, floating substations are the next challenge on the path to commercial scale floating wind farms. That’s because the deeper waters targeted for floating farms tend to be further offshore, where wind is typically more consistent, but where bottom-fixed offshore wind support structures are less feasible technically, logistically, and economically. As floating offshore wind developments ramp… Read More
The Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has announced its intention to purchase two Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) from Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) of Covington, La., for conversion to freight ferries. The sister vessels — the 2009-built HOS Lode Star and 2008-built HOS Shooting Star — are 73-meter long 240 class OSVs. They are being acquired to replace the… Read More
One of the U.S.’s leading commercial fishing ports has joined a growing list of stakeholders demanding greater protection of the fishing industry from possible threats emanating from the rapidly expanding offshore wind industry. The New Bedford Port Authority (NBPA) in a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is calling for the federal government… Read More
New award from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will result in an increase of Lower Zakum’s field gas production capacity to 700m MMSCFD from 430m MMSCFD Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced that it has awarded a US$548m contract to build a new main gas line to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) at its Lower Zakum… Read More
The UK is continuing to push forward with its ambitious plans for offshore wind power generation. Recently, two of the country’s most significant projects to date marked milestones joining the projects generating power offshore in the UK. The Hornsea 2 project became fully operational as the world’s largest installed wind farm, while the Seagreen in… Read More
Ørsted is proud to announce that the world’s largest installed windfarm, Hornsea 2, is now fully operational. The 1.3GW offshore wind farm comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast, which will help power over 1.4 million UK homes with low-cost, clean and secure renewable energy. The wind farm is situated alongside its… Read More
Solstad Offshore ASA has been awarded contract extensions and a new contract with present client for the CSV Normand Energy. The client has exercised all options under the existing contract and in addition awarded a new contract bringing the overall contract period to 570 days. The contract will commence in direct continuation of present firm… Read More
Jan De Nul Group successfully completed the installation of the 47 jacket foundations and 188 pin piles, the 4 export and 47 inter array cables on the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan. With the achievement of these major milestones, Jan De Nul brings its EPCI scope onto the final straight towards completion in… Read More
Norwegian fertilizer manufacturer Yara has signed the world’s first cross-border CO2 transport and storage deal with Northern Lights, the Norwegian offshore carbon storage project. Both entities are based in Norway, but the transport will be cross-border, delivering liquefied CO2 by ship from a Yara plant in the Netherlands to the Northern Lights injection facility. From… Read More
Citing the Russian threat to European energy security, the leaders of eight Baltic nations agreed Tuesday to a massive increase in offshore wind power by 2030. While the investment will help address climate concerns, the primary objective of the commitment is to help make Europe “independent of Russian energy as soon as possible.” At a… Read More
The efforts to develop the offshore wind energy sector in the United States are continuing to drive business opportunities for the U.S. maritime sector. In the latest development, Atlantic Wind Transfers, which pioneered the U.S. market for crew transfer vessels, announced a shipbuilding order to further expand its fleet. The market for U.S.-built CTVs is… Read More
Federal regulators have heard little from Louisiana about a wind energy zone proposed in the Gulf of Mexico near Lake Charles, part of a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to generate 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has been asking the public to weigh in on the… Read More
Kishorn Port Limited (‘KPL’) welcomes the findings of Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s recent report Scottish Offshore Wind Strategic Investment Assessment and the earlier Port Enhancement for Offshore Wind report by Crown Estate Scotland (CES), Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Our 45ha port has been recognised for its significant potential to… Read More
State-of-the-art cable lay system will be used for installation of inter-array power cables and its cable protection system (CPS) in offshore wind farms. Royal IHC has won a significant contract from another major Netherlands headquartered company, Boskalis, covering the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS). The state-of-the-art cable lay system will be used… Read More