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Bae Systems Launches Incubator Program to Propel Technologies Beyond Defense

Feb 06, 2026

BAE Systems Launchpad is a new incubator program designed to take dual-use technologies beyond the defense sector and help innovations reach their full commercial potential.Launchpad directly addresses the challenge of moving defense technologies…

Construction Starts on Nederwiek 2 Offshore Wind Grid Platform

Feb 06, 2026

Seatrium, GE Vernova and transmission system operator TenneT have marked the strike steel for the Nederwiek 2 offshore platform, the third platform under TenneT’s 2 GW offshore wind grid program.The start of construction was marked by parallel…

Saipem’s Underwater Drone Carries Out Autonomous Survey at Njord Field

Feb 06, 2026

Saipem’s first resident underwater drone Hydrone-R has completed an autonomous survey mission over the Arctic coral area of the Njord field offshore Norway, operating without cables or surface vessel support.Hydrone-R Underwater Intervention Drone carried out the mission independently…

Fugro Starts Site Surveys for SSEN’s Western Isles Power Link

Feb 05, 2026

Fugro has started integrated nearshore site investigations for SSEN Transmission’s Western Isles High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link, a power transmission project designed to transfer renewable electricity from Scotland’s islands to the UK mainland…

MacGregor Nets AHC Subsea Crane for Floating Wind Farm Vessel

Feb 05, 2026

MacGregor has been selected to supply a substantial 400-tonne Active Heave Compensated (AHC) subsea crane for a new 127-meter Floating Wind Farm Construction Vessel (FWCV).Purpose-built for the burgeoning floating offshore wind market, the new…

TotalEnergies Hires Fugro for North Sea Offshore Wind Survey

Feb 03, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm being developed by TotalEnergies in the German North Sea.The surveys will assess seabed conditions at planned wind turbine locations and along inter-array cable routes…

US Judge to Consider Orsted Request to Block Trump Offshore Wind Halt

Feb 02, 2026

A U.S. judge on Monday will consider a request from Danish energy company Orsted to block the Trump administration's halt on its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York.The preliminary injunction request is the fifth brought by an offshore wind…

First Turbine Stands Tall at Dominion Energy’s 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 02, 2026

Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the first offshore wind turbine for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the largest such project in the United States.In a regulatory filing, submitted by Dominion Energy on January 30…

50Hertz, Skyborn Ink Deal for Gennaker Offshore Converter Platforms

Jan 28, 2026

German transmission system operator 50Hertz and offshore wind developer Skyborn Renewables have signed a platform cooperation agreement that clears the way for the commissioning of the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.The…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Hana Shipping’s Floating Wind Construction Vessel

Jan 26, 2026

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a comprehensive deck machinery package for a new-generation 127-metre Floating Wind Construction Vessel (FWCV) being built for Hana Shipping of Korea.Scheduled for delivery in July 2027, the…

DeepOcean Wraps Up Work at US Offshore Wind Project

Jan 23, 2026

Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations on inter-array cables for a U.S. offshore wind project.DeepOcean’s scope of work encompassed trenching and surveying of the inter-array cables that connect turbines to the offshore substations…

McDermott Lands EPCI Job at ADNOC’s Al Nasr Field

Jan 23, 2026

McDermott has been awarded a major contract, worth between $750 million and $1 billion, by ADNOC for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for the Nasr-115 Expansion Project.The project is located approximately…

TGS Starts Multi-Client Data Reprocessing Scheme off Australia

Jan 22, 2026

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has launched the Bonaparte Basin PSDM Reprocessing Project, a new multi-client initiative designed to enhance subsurface imaging and geological understanding offshore Australia.The project includes the reprocessing of the Cygnus 3D…

SMD Clears Electric Work-Class ROV for Deployment with Jan de Nul

Jan 20, 2026

Subsea technology and services company SMD has completed site acceptance testing of its electric work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), marking a milestone in the development of fully electric subsea systems.Testing of the SMD Quantum EV was completed at the DEEP Campus near Bristol…

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Venterra Company, CAPE Holland, Awarded Contract for Fengmiao Offshore Wind Farm

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