Floating Wind Farm News


Equinor’s Johan Castberg Field Starts Producing at Peak Capacity

Jun 20, 2025

Only three months after coming on stream, Equinor’s Johan Castberg field in Barents Sea has started producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.The field’s peak production achievement increases energy deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150%…

Equinor and Gwynt Glas Secure Rights to Build Floating Wind Farms off UK

Jun 19, 2025

Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, have secured seabed leases to develop floating wind farms off the coasts of Wales and South West England in Celtic Sea.The announcement was shared by the Crown Estate…

SBM Offshore Inks O&M Contract with TotalEnergies for GranMorgu FPSO

Jun 19, 2025

SBM Offshore has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, for the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, as part of the field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname…

From Swamp Rigs to Floating Wind: Calvin Norton Reflects on 60 Years of Offshore Engineering

Jun 19, 2025

Calvin Norton spent 60 years with Friede & Goldman, with a career that spans and tracks some of the highest highs and lowest lows in the evolution of offshore energy production. As Norton heads toward retirement, and Friede & Goldman prepares to celebrate its own 80th anniversary…

Van Oord Christens World's Largest and Most Sustainable Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Jun 18, 2025

Van Oord's new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas was officially christened on June 18 in Rotterdam. The event marked a milestone in Van Oord’s commitment to enhancing the energy transition. In addition, Van Oord announced that it had…

EEW SPC Delivers Last Three Monopiles for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 18, 2025

EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) has loaded out the last three monopiles for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, being built off the U.K.’s North East coast.The total of 100 monopiles, with weights of 1,143 to 1,521 tons and lengths of up to 91…

Vår Energi, Kistos Energy Greenlight Balder Phase VI Project in North Sea

Jun 18, 2025

Vår Energi and license partner Kistos Energy Norway have reached the final investment decision (FID) for the Balder Phase VI project in the Balder area, off Norway.The fast-track development will be a key contributor to sustaining long term…

Yinson Production, “K” LINE Target Europe's CCS with FSIU and LCO2 Solutions

Jun 18, 2025

Yinson Production and “K' Line Energy Shipping (UK) (KLES), a London-based subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' LINE), have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market solutions for the transportation and injection of liquefied CO2…

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool Selected by InnovateUK

Jun 17, 2025

Acteon’s Rocksteady Tension Tool (RSTT) has been selected by InnovateUK iX, a UK program designed to fast-track knowledge transfer and accelerate innovation.  The RSTT is a reusable in-line winch and connection system designed to enable mid…

Fugro-Led BeWild Completes First Fully Remote Ecology Survey at OW Farm

Jun 17, 2025

The BeWild project, led by Fugro, has completed the world’s first fully remote ecology survey at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, marking a significant shift in marine ecosystem monitoring.The innovative approach enables more efficient and less disruptive monitoring…

TotalEnergies Secures Offshore Wind Concession in Germany

Jun 17, 2025

TotalEnergies, as a shareholder of North Sea OFW One, has been awarded the N-9.4 offshore concession by the German Federal Network Agency in the North Sea.Located approximately 150 kilometers northwest of the German island of Heligoland, the N-9…

MODEC and Terra Drone Renew FPSO Drone Inspection Partnership

Jun 17, 2025

MODEC has renewed its joint research and development (R&D) agreement with Terra Drone for the non-destructive internal inspection of crude oil storage tanks on floating production, storage, and offloading systems (FPSOs) using Terra UT drones…

UK Offshore Wind Industry Employs 40,000 People, New Report Finds

Jun 17, 2025

RenewableUK and the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) have released a new report showing that the number of people working in the offshore wind industry has risen from just over 32,000 two years ago to nearly 40,000 today – an increase of 24%…

ExxonMobil Hires EnerMech for Decom Job in Gulf of America

Jun 17, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a contract by ExxonMobil to deliver a complete flowline decommissioning package for the Hoover Diana development in the Gulf of America.EnerMech’s scope includes decommissioning the subsea flowlines…

UK's Crown Estate Plans $543M Investment in Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Jun 17, 2025

King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, said on Tuesday it will invest up to 400 million pounds ($543 million) in the country's offshore wind supply chain.The investment is intended to support the construction of new infrastructure…

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