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FLOWRA, ClassNK Team Up for Japan’s Floating Wind Tech

Oct 30, 2025

The Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan and certification society ClassNK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore technology development cooperation in the field of floating offshore wind…

Russia's Lukoil Takes Up Gunvor’s Offer for Foreign Assets

Oct 30, 2025

Russia’s Lukoil has accepted an offer from commodity trader Gunvor Group to buy Lukoil International, the wholly owned unit that holds the oil producer’s overseas assets, following the sanctions and restrictive measures introduced primarily by the United States…

Germany Clears Vattenfall’s 630MW Nordlicht 2 Offshore Wind Project

Oct 30, 2025

Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has issued planning approval for Vattenfall’s 630 MW Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea, clearing the way for construction to move ahead.The Nordlicht II project will consist of 44 turbines of 15 MW each…

How Hot Is Your Cable? Understanding Subsea Cable Thermal Performance

Oct 29, 2025

Sponsored WebinarHow Hot Is Your Cable? Seequent Unlocks Subsea IntelligenceCable temperature drives ampacity, reliability, and lifecycle costs. See how subsurface models and field data help predict, monitor, and manage thermal performance to keep offshore power flowing…

Petrobras, SBM Discuss Two FPSO Vessels for Sergipe Deepwater Projects

Oct 29, 2025

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in negotiations with SBM Offshore over two floating production vessels to be commissioned for its Sergipe deepwater projects, Petrobras head of Exploration and Production said on Wednesday.Petrobras hopes…

U-Ming, Purus Set Up JV to Expand Asia-Pacific Offshore Wind Ops

Oct 29, 2025

U-Ming Marine Offshore (UMO) and Purus have teamed up to form UPO Holdings (UPO), a joint venture aimed at expanding offshore wind operations in Taiwan and the region.UPO is commissioning two state-of-the-art VARD 419 Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs)…

IX Renewables, Asia Cement Corp Team Up for Floating Wind Scheme off Taiwan

Oct 29, 2025

IX Renewables and Asia Cement Corporation (ACC) have signed a cooperation agreement for the Rui Li 1 floating offshore wind project in Tawian.Located deep waters off Hsinchu, the Rui Li 1 floating wind farm will have a planned installed capacity of 180 MW…

TenneT Completes Grid Connections for Hollandse Kust (West Beta)

Oct 28, 2025

Grid operator TenneT has completed the standardized 700MW grid connections for the Hollandse Kust (West Beta) offshore wind farm and has received the grid readiness certificate from DNV.The project was completed five months ahead of schedule…

Adani Green Energy Reports Higher Q2 Profit

Oct 28, 2025

India's Adani Green Energy reported a 25% increase in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by robust power sales and higher capacity utilization.The company, which is seen as a bellwether for the renewable energy sector, has capitalized…

Brazil: Petrobras Hits Record FPSO Output of 270,000 bpd at Búzios Field

Oct 28, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reached a milestone with the Almirante Tamandaré floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operating in the Búzios field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, with record production rate of 270…

Pharos Offshore Expands Subsea Trenching Fleet with New Unit

Oct 28, 2025

Pharos Offshore Group has expanded its subsea trenching fleet with the acquisition of the 620-horsepower UTV620 jet trencher, bolstering its seabed intervention and cable protection capabilities amid rising demand across offshore wind, telecoms…

Valaris Adds $190M in New Offshore Drilling and Wind Contracts

Oct 28, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and extensions worth about $190 million in the North Sea and Middle East regions, lifting its total contract backlog to $4.5 billion.The latest awards include a mix of…

Sponsored: UAE Breaks Ground on GW-Scale Renewable Energy Hybrid

Oct 27, 2025

In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, world-first project reaffirms UAE’s leadership position in clean energy, directly addressing intermittency of renewables.  Project will reimagine potential of renewable energy…

UK Allocates $1.45B for Next Offshore Wind Auction Round

Oct 27, 2025

Britain is offering a smaller budget for offshore wind in its next auction round to spur investment in renewable power capacity, government documents showed on Monday, with one analyst saying the country will struggle to meet its clean power targets…

Siemens Gamesa Halts Port of Esbjerg Offshore Wind Nacelle Plant Plans

Oct 27, 2025

Siemens Gamesa has confirmed it has scrapped plans to build an offshore wind turbine nacelle factory at Denmark’s Esbjerg Port.The offshore wind turbine manufacturer confirmed it will not proceed with the development of the nacelle plant at the port of Esbjerg at this time…

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