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US Orders Stop to Vineyard Wind Construction

Jul 17, 2024

A federal agency has ordered a wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts to stop power production and construction until an investigation determines whether a blade failure affects other turbines, it said on Wednesday.Vineyard Wind's offshore…

US Court Overturns Alaska Oil Lease Sale

Jul 17, 2024

A federal court in Alaska overturned on Tuesday night an oil and gas lease sale that had been mandated by the Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political compromise, on grounds that the U.S. government violated the law when holding the sale…

NY Governor Announces Start of Construction on Sunrise Wind Project

Jul 17, 2024

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of construction on Sunrise Wind, a 924-megawatt offshore wind project developed by Orsted, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) said on Wednesday.The project will provide enough clean energy to power about 600…

Fugro Nets Fresh Work for Community Offshore Wind on US East Coast

Jul 17, 2024

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight.With 3 GW of offshore wind energy potential, the developed…

South Korea's SK Innovation Agrees Merger with SK E&S as Part of Overhaul

Jul 17, 2024

SK Innovation, parent of South Korea's largest oil refiner and battery maker SK On, said on Wednesday it will merge with energy affiliate SK E&S as the nation's No. 2 conglomerate undertakes a major overhaul to boost profitability.The move, which creates a 100 trillion won ($72…

Diamond Offshore to Complete Upgrades on Its Drillships by Year-End

Jul 17, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has made progress on the installation of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) equipment on its drillships, set for completion by the end of 2024.In early 2024, Diamond Offshore introduced MPD supervisors offshore to optimize operations…

TGS Licenses Imaging Software to Shell, Secures OBN Contract in North America

Jul 17, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has signed a global multi-year agreement with Shell to license the TGS Imaging AnyWare software suite, announcing also it has secured another contract for the Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition work in North America…

Australia Greenlights 12 Offshore Wind Projects with 25GW Capacity

Jul 17, 2024

The government of Australia has granted 12 feasibility licenses for the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone, with the potential installed generation capacity of 25 GW.The news follows Australia’s governments move to approve six projects for feasibility…

US Offshore Wind Farm Shut Down After Turbine Debris Fouls Beaches

Jul 16, 2024

The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts is shut down until further notice while authorities investigate a turbine blade failure that caused debris to wash up on beaches, a federal agency said on Tuesday.The U.S…

Bluestream Lands Subsea Remedial Job at Two North Sea Offshore Wind Farms

Jul 16, 2024

Bluestream, an OEG Renewables business, has secured a large remedial campaign on two offshore wind farms in the German sector of the Southern North Sea.Bluestream has been awarded a remedial campaign by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München on the…

Damen Hooks Another CSOV Order from Taiwanese Firm

Jul 16, 2024

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed a deal with Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM) for the construction of the second commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Taiwanese offshore wind operations.TSSM, the joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine…

TGS Gets Ultra High-Res 3D Survey Job

Jul 16, 2024

TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has secured an Ultra High Resolution 3D (UHR3D) acquisition contract in Europe.This 45-day contract reinforces and strengthens TGS' position in the offshore wind, data and characterization market…

French Company Secures Work On $4B Cedar FLNG Scheme

Jul 16, 2024

Samsung Heavy Industries has hired French engineering company GTT for tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit as part of $4 billion Cedar LNG project in Canada.As part of the contract with Samsung Heavy Industries, GTT will design the tanks of the FLNG…

Seas Geosciences Kicks Off Seabed Survey for Renexia’s 2.8GW Floating Wind Farm

Jul 16, 2024

Renexia, a Toto Holding company active in the renewable energy sector, together with its partner Seas Geosciences, has entered the second phase of coring the seabed where the wind turbines of Med Wind, the 2.8 GW floating offshore wind farm project offshore Italy…

CNOOC’s Ultra-Deep Well in Bohai Bay Outperforms Target

Jul 16, 2024

China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has informed that its first ultra-deep well in Bohai Bay achieved ‘high yield’, outperforming the targets set earlier.The Bozhong 19-6 condensate gas field D1 well, said to be…

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