Gentari International Renewables has acquired 49% of Canada-based energy company Northland Power’s interest in Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan.Northland now holds 30.9% ownership interest in the overall project and will continue to…
On January 1, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate changed its name to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.The Norwegian Offshore Directorate's primary objective is to contribute to the greatest possible values for society from the oil and gas…
Prysmian Group has commissioned the inter-array cable system for the Fécamp offshore wind farm, located in the English Channel, offshore France.The Fécamp offshore wind farm is composed of 71 wind turbines with a total capacity of nearly 500MW…
Oil and gas company PetroNor E&P ASA has confirmed the completion of the Guinea Bissau farm-out transaction with Apus Energy DMCC for exploration licenses offshore Guinea-Bissau, and secured license for PNGF Bis in Congo.Over the Christmas holiday period…
Scottish energy management and storage technologies specialist Verlume has achieved the ‘Granted' status from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) program.Designed as a business improvement programme and to build energy sector specific capability…
NYK Group’s Hokuyo Kaiun has received certifications from ClassNK for the safety management system (SMS) of its crew transport vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind industry.The certifications, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, were obtained by combining the experience of Hokuyo Kaiun…
Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has awarded a contract to Van Oord for the construction of the 760 MW offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI.As Ecowende's contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations…
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced its MARAD Title XI Financing application for its offshore wind rock installation vessel, the Acadia, has been updated to the 'completed' category, indicating the loan process is moving towards the final phase…
The Dutch wind farm developer Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has placed an order for 52 offshore wind turbines from Vestas, each rated at 15MW, for its Hollandse Kust (west) site VI.Once installed, Vestas will service the…
The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has started operating in the Dutch North Sea.The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, located 18.5 kilometers off the coast, became operational on December 20…
Danish company Vestas and Swedish utility Vattenfall have signed a 1.4 GW preferred supplier agreement for UK offshore wind project, with exclusivity agreements for two additional 2.8 GW projects in the country.The agreements for the three projects…
Van Oord has completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, located offshore Germany.Earlier in 2023, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine…
Gazelle Wind Power and Tugdock have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system which could drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.The first project for the new partnership will be Italy’s largest offshore wind farm…
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has recently announced an amendment to the Federal Ship Financing Program, commonly referred to as Title XI. The amendments have aligned the program’s financial requirements and tests with common current federal credit and maritime lending best practices…
The installation of the first offshore substation platform (OSP) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm has been completed by Boskalis, using its DP vessel Bokalift1.The heavy lift operations in the Port of Nigg and on-site were completed successfully and safely…
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