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Audubon Report Outlines Steps for Finding Offshore Wind and Birds Balance in US

Jan 09, 2025

The National Audubon Society has released a report that shares clear strategies and policy recommendations for balancing clean energy demand with conservation in order to combat climate change while protecting birds and their habitats.The report…

Trump Says He Will Revoke Offshore Drilling Ban Immediately

Jan 07, 2025

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will move quickly to revoke an offshore oil and gas drilling ban announced by outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.'Banning offshore drilling will not stand. I will reverse it immediately…

BP and Partners Secure Rights for 450MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

Dec 24, 2024

BP and its consortium partners have been selected to develop a 450 MW offshore wind farm in Japan.Aside from BP, the consortium partners include Tokyo Gas, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Marutaka Corporation.The 450 MW project will be developed offshore Yuza Town…

JERA-Led Consortium to Develop Japan’s 615MW Offshore Wind Project

Dec 24, 2024

JERA-led consortium, which also includes Green Power Investment and Tohoku Electric Power, have been granted operatorship of a planned 615 MW offshore wind project in Japan.The project is located in the Sea of Japan offshore Aomori Prefecture…

Windward Offshore Lines Up Key Suppliers for New CSOV Fleet

Dec 18, 2024

With four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) currently under construction, German shipowner Windward Offshore has formed strategic partnerships with major industry suppliers such as Ampelmann, MAN Energy Solutions, and others, to ensure safe and high-quality delivery of the vessels…

Floating Offshore Wind: The Market Projection Through 2035

Dec 17, 2024

Offshore Engineer interviewed global offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, for insights on the emerging offshore floating wind market through 2035, detailing the investments that need to be made now in technology…

Technip FMC, Saipem Good to Go for UK’s CCS Projects Work

Dec 13, 2024

Saipem and TechnipFMC, under two separate contracts, have secured notices to proceed with the development of Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the U.K.Saipem secured final award for the two projects…

RWE, TotalEnergies Pick Buildout Base for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 10, 2024

RWE and TotalEnergies have selected the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for their joint offshore wind project OranjeWind in the Dutch North Sea.The OranjeWind…

Denmark to Engage with Industry to Seek Clarity Over Failed Offshore Wind Tender

Dec 06, 2024

Denmark's latest offshore wind farm tender in the North Sea has failed to attract any bids, authorities said on Thursday, in a further setback for the industry.After a year of challenges, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much…

No Subsidies, No Bids: Denmark Largest Offshore Wind Tender Falls Flat

Dec 05, 2024

In the wake of Donald Trump's election as U.S. President, all eyes have been trained on the U.S. Offshore Wind market and future, with his promise to stifle the U.S. Offshore Wind market in favor of oil and gas. But a recent lackluster performance…

BOEM Okays Maryland Offshore Wind Plans

Dec 03, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the Maryland Offshore Wind project.This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s September 2024 Record of Decision…

Inyanga Sets Up Canadian Offshore Renewables Division

Dec 03, 2024

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has opened a new office in Canada to help drive the development of offshore renewable energy in the country.The new company is called Inyanga Maritime Services Nova Scotia Limited, based in Halifax Nova Scotia.Kiley…

JDR Secures Cabling Work at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Dec 03, 2024

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has secured a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.JDR's comprehensive…

Huisman Hooks Crane Supply Deal for Sea1 Offshore’s New Vessels

Nov 28, 2024

Crane specialist Huisman has secured a contract for the delivery of two 250 mt Knuckle Boom Cranes, which will be installed on the Sea1 Offshore’s new offshore energy support vessel.The contract was signed with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore. The cranes…

Norway and South Korea Strengthen Offshore Wind Ties

Nov 27, 2024

Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration for the development of offshore wind.The MoU aims to get business going between offshore wind companies…

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