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Tidal Transit Orders Battery-ready CTV Pair

Sep 18, 2024

U.K.-based Tidal Transit said it has placed orders with Singapore's Penguin Shipyard for two new battery-ready crew transfer vessels (CTV) amid growing demand for green crew transport in the offshore wind sector.The company announced on Tuesday…

Van Oord Concludes Construction of Wilhelmshaven FSRU Jetty in Germany

Sep 30, 2024

Van Oord has successfully completed the construction of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany for its client Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET).The project was managed by FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between ENGIE and TES…

Hurricane Helene: 17 Oil and Gas Platform Evacuated in US Gulf of Mexico

Sep 26, 2024

About 29% of crude production and 17% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were shut in response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday.Energy producers had shut-in 511,000…

Japan's ENEOS Takes Share of Floating Wind Project off Norway

Sep 18, 2024

Japanese renewable energy company ENEOS Renewable Energy (ERE) has become a partner in the GoliatVIND project by acquiring a 20% stake in the floating wind farm from Odfjell Oceanwind.The new partnership on GoliatVIND is Source Galileo Norge (40%)…

Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project will Provide Power to Gas Platform

Aug 29, 2024

TotalEnergies has launched a pilot project consisting of a floating wind turbine to supply renewable power to the Culzean offshore platform in the UK North Sea.Culzean is a high-pressure, high-temperature gas condensate field located in Block 22/25a in the East Central Graben area…

TWP Hands in Offshore Scoping Report for 1GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 16, 2024

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME Concessions, Qair and Aspiravi, has submitted the offshore scoping report for its Bowdun offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government.The report provides information on the proposed offshore…

Rem Inspector CSV to Sport NES’ Energy Storage System

Sep 23, 2024

Norwegian shipowner Rem Offshore has hired Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver a deck-based battery energy storage system to its Rem Inspector construction support vessel (CSV). NES, specializing in sustainable energy design and smart control systems for vessels…

More Than Half of Foundation Components for Sunrise Wind OW Farm Already Built

Sep 13, 2024

More than half of specialized foundation components for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind project have already been built, as the construction for the New York’s largest offshore wind farm continues at Port of Coeymans Assembly Hub.The developer of the project…

Rovco and Vaarst Unite Under New Brand Beam

Sep 16, 2024

High-technology offshore wind companies Rovco and Vaarst have entered into merger, creating a new brand Beam to boost their offshore wind services.In uniting their capabilities across research, development, and deployment, Beam will provide…

Chinese Demand Spurs Global Wind Turbine Ordering

Sep 16, 2024

Global onshore wind turbine orders hit 91.2 gigawatts (GWs) in the first half of the year, a 23% year-on-year rise, due to higher demand in the second quarter from China's northern region, Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Monday.China's wind…

Shell Restarts Stones Platform as Hurricane Forecast Shifts

Sep 24, 2024

Shell said on Tuesday it has started the process of restoring oil production at its Stones platform as the forecast of a looming major hurricane in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shifted.Shell had shut down production on Sunday at both the Stones and…

Vattenfall Launches 344MW Danish Offshore Wind Farms

Sep 12, 2024

The Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farms, developed by Vattenfall with a combined capacity of 344 MW, have been officially inaugurated offshore Denmark.The two, almost identical wind farms, are located off the Danish west coast and consists in total of 41 wind turbines…

Developers Submit Two New Proposals for New York’s Offshore Wind Solicitation

Sep 10, 2024

Vineyard Offshore and Community Offshore Wind have submitted proposals to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop two offshore wind projects as part of the state’s fifth solicitation round.Vineyard Offshore…

Energy Firms Evacuate US Gulf of Mexico Platforms as Hurricane Risk Builds

Sep 23, 2024

U.S. offshore oil producers were taking initial steps ahead of a storm predicted to become a hurricane in the middle of the week, evacuating non-essential staff from Gulf of Mexico production platforms.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said…

Ireland and EIB to Jointly Assess Irish Offshore Wind Ports Development

Sep 13, 2024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of offshore renewable energy port infrastructure, which…

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