In a significant blow to the government’s clean energy ambitions the Danish energy company Orsted has cancelled plans for a huge windfarm off the coast of East Yorkshire. The Hornsea 4 project would have become one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world with a potential capacity of 2.4GW – enough to power… Read More
Taiwanese owner and operator Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has ordered another commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from Fincantieri-controlled Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. The vessel will be a sister ship to the two CSOVs contracted in May 2024, and follows the order of a subsea construction vessel from the yard last month. The CSOV is based on the… Read More
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore… Read More
𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗳𝗳 💪 With the start of scour protection works, the offshore construction works for the first phase of RWE’s German 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project has kicked-off. A milestone for the project! The scour protection provides full protection for the monopiles that will be installed later this year…. Read More
Solstad Offshore ASA announced multiple contract awards with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras, subject to board approval. The awards encompass two large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels and one Construction Support Vessel (CSV). According to a statement from Solstad Offshore, the two AHTS vessels have been awarded new contracts, each with a… Read More
