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GHD Takes EIA Approvals Lead for Australian 1GW Offshore Wind Project

Jul 16, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has been appointed to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approvals process for Blue Mackerel, a proposed 1 GW offshore wind project being developed by Parkwind, part of JERA Nex, JERA’s renewable energy subsidiary…

Seatrium Makes First Turnkey FPSO Delivery to Petrobras

Jul 15, 2025

Seatrium has announced the impending delivery of Petrobras 78 (P-78), the first of a series of turnkey floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units to Petrobras.The sailaway ceremony took place two weeks ago at Seatrium’s Singapore yard…

Van Oord Installs All Monopiles for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2025

Van Oord has completed the installation of all monopile foundations at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, marking a major milestone in the construction of one of world’s largest wind farms.To execute the works, Van Oord deployed offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus…

Mooreast Finds Geotechnical Partner for Floating Energy Solutions

Jul 15, 2025

Singapore-based mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings has partnered with Norway-based GeoProvider to strengthen capabilities in offshore data analysis and enhance its value proposition to the floating offshore renewable energy market…

Industry Partners Deliver Largest Unified OBN Dataset in Norwegian North Sea

Jul 15, 2025

Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partners TGS and Axxis Multi-client, has completed the final imaging of OMEGA Merge, to deliver a single, seamless and unified high-quality dataset across the Heimdal Terrace, Utsira, and Sleipner Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) multi-client surveys…

GE Vernova Reaches $10.5M Settlement for Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine Blade Incident

Jul 14, 2025

The Town and County of Nantucket and GE Vernova have signed a $10.5 million settlement agreement for losses resulting from 2024 turbine blade failure on the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project.The settlement is aimed at compensating the town…

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform

Jul 10, 2025

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…

Clean Power Starts Flowing from China’s Furthermost Offshore Wind Project

Jul 10, 2025

The first set of turbines at the 800 MW Dafeng offshore wind project have started delivering power to the Chinese grid.On July 4, China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG)’s offshore wind project in Dafeng, Jiangsu achieved its first grid connection…

EnQuest Acquires Harbour Energy’s Vietnamese Assets

Jul 10, 2025

U.K.-based oil firm EnQuest has completed the acquisition of Harbour Energy’s business in Vietnam, which holds a 53.125% equity interest in, and operatorship of, the Chim Sáo and Dua production fields.The completion of the acquisition has confirmed EnQuest as operator of the fields in Block 12W…

Northern Ocean’s DeepSea Mira Semi-Sub Gets Drilling Job off Namibia

Jul 09, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Rhino Resources for the DeepSea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig, which has been hired for operations off Namibia, starting mid-July 2025.The contract includes one firm well for Rhino…

Hanwha Ocean Floating Turbine Receives ABS Approval

Jul 08, 2025

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its new design of a semisubmersible-type floating offshore wind turbine.The design, named WindHive 15-H3, supports 15-megawatt (MW) turbines on three hexagonal columns. ABS completed design reviews based on class and industry requirements…

Shelf Drilling’s Jack-Up Rig to Stay with Eni off Italy

Jul 08, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension with Eni for its Key Manhattan jack-up rig.The total added contract value is approximately $29 million, and the rig is now committed until November 2026.According to Shelf Drilling…

Rotra Futura RoRo Vessel Enters Offshore Wind Operations

Jul 07, 2025

The Rotra Futura Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessel has entered operations, with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the United States.The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle larger and heavier offshore wind turbine components…

MeyGen Tidal Energy Tech Sets New Operational Record

Jul 03, 2025

SKF, which joined forces with Proteus Marine Renewables to deliver cutting-edge technology for MeyGen, announced the technology achieved a major breakthrough, having operated for over six years without the need for unplanned or disruptive maintenance…

Borr Drilling Announces CEO Succession Plan

Jul 02, 2025

Borr Drilling’s Board of Directors has reached a unanimous decision to appoint Bruno Morand as successor to CEO Patrick Schorn, effective September 1, 2025.Schorn will become Executive Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, while current…

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