Ocean Wind News


Taihan Gets $130M Cabling Job at Korea’s Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 04, 2025

Taihan has secured a turnkey contract to supply and install over 100 kilometers of inter-array subsea cables for Korea’s largest offshore wind development, the Anma offshore wind power project.The contract, valued at approximately $129.3 million (KRW 181…

Heerema Installs Substation at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 04, 2025

The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been installed at the North Sea site of the 1.1 GW Scottish project.The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its 68-meter jacket foundation…

JERA Nex bp Set to Take Charge of 13GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

Aug 04, 2025

JERA and BP have completed the formation of JERA Nex bp, their new 50-50 owned joint venture, with the new company’s portfolio of operating assets and development projects has a net potential generating capacity of 13 GW.The portfolio includes around 1 GW of installed net generating capacity…

Wind Multiplikator, Norwind Offshore Ink CSOV Charter Deal

Aug 04, 2025

Wind Multiplikator, a subsidiary of Danish company Semco Maritime, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore for a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), set for deployment at an offshore wind farm in German North Sea…

Deepsea Mira Spuds Third Well in Orange Basin License off Nambia

Aug 01, 2025

Oil and gas firm Rhino Resources and its partners have spudded the Volans-1X exploration well in PEL85 license, offshore Namibia, using Odfjell Drilling-managed Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig.Drilled by the Deepsea Mira in water depths of around 1…

Scotland Grants Consent for SSE’s 4.1GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 31, 2025

The Scottish Government has granted consent and marine licenses for SSE Renewables’ 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, which could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers…

Nexans, Crowley Wind Services to Build Cable Lay Barge for US Ops

Jul 31, 2025

French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has formed partnership with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. The cable lay barge will be dedicated to supporting the installation…

First Spanish-Built Jackets Set Sail for French Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 31, 2025

Four jacket foundations have departed from Navantia Seanergies’ facilities in Fene, Spain, towards the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm being built in France.Each of these 1,200-tonne structures is part of an offshore wind farm developed by Les Éoliennes en Mer…

UAE’s Masdar Posts Profit while Tripling Assets in 2024

Jul 31, 2025

Abu Dhabi state-owned renewables company Masdar reported a 2024 profit of 412 million dirhams ($112.18 million) on Thursday, reversing a 44-million-dirham net loss recorded the previous year.The company's total assets more than tripled in the year ending December 31…

MODEC Gets ABS Nod for Floating Wind Turbine Design

Jul 31, 2025

MODEC has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its floating wind turbine concept, the i-TLP2.With its tension leg platform (TLP)-oriented features, the i-TLP2 is said to minimize floater motions and seabed footprint…

Prysmian Hires NextGeo for Interconnector and Offshore Wind Survey Work

Jul 31, 2025

Italian offshore services provider Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured two new contracts from Prysmian, worth $23.5 million, to deliver its services for Bay of Biscay interconnection project and offshore wind farm developments in the Netherlands…

US Cancels Designated Wind Energy Areas

Jul 30, 2025

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).BOEM says the action is being taken in accordance with Secretary’s Order 3437 - Ending Preferential Treatment for Unreliable…

Nippon Steel to Supply Material for Vestas Wind Towers

Jul 30, 2025

Nippon Steel signed a cooperation memorandum with Denmark's wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems on Wednesday to supply steel for Vestas' wind towers for European, Asian and Japanese markets, Japan's industry ministry said.The agreement was part of a broader push by Japan's Ministry of Economy…

Japan Designates Hokkaido Sites for Offshore Wind Auctions

Jul 30, 2025

Japan's industry and land ministers on Wednesday designated Matsumae and Hiyama, areas off the northern island of Hokkaido, as promotion zones for upcoming offshore wind power auctions, aiming to bolster the country's renewable energy goals…

Oceaneering Upgrades Survey Vessel for Simultaneous Autonomous Missions

Jul 30, 2025

U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering has completed a major upgrade of its Ocean Intervention II oceanographic research vessel, equipping it to perform simultaneous autonomous offshore survey missions.The retrofit, carried out in early 2025 on the 25-year-old vessel…

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