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PDE Offshore Gets Sonardyne Upgrade for Geo Energy Vessel

Feb 01, 2024

Taiwanese offshore geophysical and geotechnical investigation company PDE Offshore has upgraded its underwater acoustic positioning system onboard MV Geo Energy to Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 USBL system.The upgrade will further enhance PDE Offshore’s…

Van Oord Completes Offshore Wind Farm Install

Dec 04, 2023

Van Oord completed the installation of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, located 18.5 km off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee.CrossWind, a joint-venture between Shell and Eneco, contracted Van Oord in 2020. As a Balance of Plant contractor…

DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore

Aug 11, 2023

The DemoSATH floating wind technology project in Spain has achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation of its 2MW floating wind platform demonstrator in open sea waters. The operation, carried out by the Windstaller Alliance…

Astilleros Gondán to Build Low-emission Unmanned Surface Vessel for USV AS

Jul 18, 2023

USV AS has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build an unmanned surface vessel (USV), capable of significantly reducing emissions and operating expenses compared to conventional vessels utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work…

Floating Offshore Wind: EDP Group Transfers Stake in Principle Power to Ocean Winds

May 26, 2023

EDP Group agreed with Ocean Winds (OW), the joint venture created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE dedicated to offshore wind, to transfer EDP’s position in floating wind design firm Principle Power to OW.Principle Power is specialized in the design…

BW Offshore Sells BW Athena FPSO

Apr 19, 2023

FPSO-leasing company BW Offshore has completed the sale of its BW Athena FPSO to an undisclosed third party. 'The transaction is part of BW Offshore’s strategy to transition to floating energy infrastructure investments. The sale of the FPSO…

Eight Years After Deadly Explosion Offshore Brazil, BW Offshore Finds Buyer for Laid-up FPSO

Mar 10, 2023

Oslo-listed FPSO provider BW Offshore has agreed to sell the laid-up FPSO BW Opportunity to an undisclosed third party for $125 million. BW Offshore said Friday that the sale was subject to conditions precedent and is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023…

Merced Capital Acquires Offshore Construction Firm Telford Offshore. New CEO Named

Feb 20, 2023

Merced Capital has completed the acquisition of Dubai-based offshore construction vessel owner and service provider Telford Offshore.Telford Offshore, which offers offshore consturction and pipelaying services, said that as part of the transaction…

Sif to Build World's Largest Monopile Foundation Manufacturing Plant in Rotterdam

Feb 17, 2023

Dutch offshore wind foundation maker Sif this week said it would build the world's largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an estimated investment of around €328 million.The plant will be built at the 62 hectare Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam…

CrossWind's Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm: Final Monopile Installed

Feb 09, 2023

This week, the Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord installed the last monopile for CrossWind's Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, bringing the total number of installed monopiles to 70. The offshore wind farm is located 18…

Offshore Winds BLOWing in Bulgaria

Jan 27, 2023

Under an EU-backed scheme, Bulgaria will see a 5 MW floating wind turbine demonstrator installed off its coast in the Black Sea within the next two years, as part of the Black Sea Floating Offshore Wind (BLOW) project. The project, which will see the turbine connected to an offshore gas platform…

Offshore Wind: Amprion Taps Siemens Energy, Dragados for LanWin1, 3 HVDC Converter Platforms

Jan 11, 2023

A consortium between Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy has won a contract with Amprion Offshore to build the HVDC converter platforms for both the LanWin1 and LanWin3 HVDC grid connection projects.The projects are the first of two-gigawatt…

Study Launched for Multi-GW Scale Offshore Hydrogen Production in Dutch North Sea

Dec 20, 2022

Danish engineering group Ramboll will investigate the feasibility of producing hydrogen offshore at a multi-gigawatt scale with NortH2 in the Dutch part of the North Sea.The NortH2 consortium, consisting of Eneco, RWE, Equinor and Shell, in partnership with Gasunie…

First Monopile Installed at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 19, 2022

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord said Tuesday it had started the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord  in the Dutch North Sea by installing the first monopile. Hollandse Kust Noord is located 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee…

Nova Scotia Sets 5GW Offshore Wind Target

Sep 21, 2022

Canadian province Nova Scotia has set a target to offer leases for five gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.“Setting this target sends a clear signal to the world that Nova Scotia is open for business and becoming an international leader in offshore wind and green hydrogen development…

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