REGISTER NOW FOR the Port of the Future Conference • 2 Days, 50 Ports • Houston, TX • March 24–25, 2026

%22Offshore Wind%22 News

Japan's Marubeni and Partners to Invest $12.3B in UK clean energy

Oct 12, 2023

Japan's Marubeni Corp has pledged to invest 10 billion pounds ($12.3 billion) with partners over the next decade in clean energy in the United Kingdom, according to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Wednesday. Marubeni and the UK government signed the MoU…

Saipem Says Recovery on Track after Positive Q3

Oct 26, 2023

Italian energy services group Saipem has made significant progress in its turnaround and is close to completing the problematic projects that forced it to raise capital last year, its CEO said on Thursday.Commenting on third-quarter results…

SK E&S and CIP Seal Deal on 99MW Offshore Wind Project in South Korea

Oct 11, 2023

SK E&S, one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have reached financial close on the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project in South Korea.Jeonnam 1 will be a 99-MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Shinan County…

VIDEO: Three Floating Wind Turbines Installed Offshore France

Oct 13, 2023

Dutch offshore energy industry specialist SBM Offshore said Thursday it had installed three floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project at their final location, 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, near Marseille…

Novel Design for Floating Offshore Wind Approved by ABS

Oct 12, 2023

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to ECO TLP and MOCEAN-Offshore BV for a floating offshore wind turbine support structure.The unique design from ECO TLP utilizes slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors, which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system…

Ecopetrol CEO: Oil Industry's Future Not Threatened by Energy Transition

Oct 25, 2023

Colombia's oil and gas industry is not coming to an end due to the transition to cleaner energy, Ecopetrol CEO Ricardo Roa said on Tuesday, in response to a union statement that alleged executive decision-making is threatening the majority state-owned company's future…

EPCI Contract Awarded for Polish Offshore Wind Farm Substations

Oct 12, 2023

The Baltic Power offshore wind farm project, a joint venture of ORLEN Group and Northland Power Inc., has awarded the EPCI contract for the two offshore substations for the Baltic Power Project to a consortium consisting of Bladt Industries…

Kraken Robotics Secures $3M Offshore Wind Farm Survey Services Deal in Europe

Oct 19, 2023

Canadian marine robotics company Kraken Robotics Inc. said Thursday it had secured a $3 million contract to carry out boulder detection subsea survey services as part of an offshore wind farm project located in Europe.Kraken’s contract scope includes mobilization of a dedicated survey vessel…

Equinor's North Sea Field Starts Producing Oil Ahead of Schedule

Oct 20, 2023

The Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor said Friday it had brought online the Breidablikk field in the North Sea, four months ahead of schedule and within budget, and with higher initial production than expected.Tied back to the Grane platform…

The Headwinds of US Offshore Wind Development

Oct 09, 2023

On March 29, 2021, President Biden announced his ambitious plan to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power – enough energy to power 10 million U.S. homes – by 2030. The plan would leverage authorities under the Department of Interior…

First Power Produced From First Turbine at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Project

Oct 10, 2023

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul said Tuesday that its latest jack-up installation vessel, Voltaire, had recently installed its first offshore wind turbine at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, the world's largest offshore wind project under construction…

Ocean Power Technologies Secures $1.6M Order for WAM-V 16 USVs

Oct 24, 2023

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. said Tuesday it had received an additional volume order from Sulmara, an offshore services firm, of WAM-V 16 uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) 'making this the largest single order of WAM-Vs to date.''The order…

Maxwell Marine's Anchoring Solutions for Ørsted-bound Uncrewed Surface Vessels

Oct 12, 2023

Anchoring solutions specialist Maxwell Marine has won a contract  to design and supply a technical anchoring system for the first uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) which will be used for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns in the offshore wind farm industry…

PHOTO: Noble Intrepid Jack-up Rig Arrives in Port of Aberdeen

Oct 17, 2023

The Noble Intrepid jack-up rig arrived Tuesday in Port of Aberdeen's recently inaugurated Aberdeen South Harbour.The Noble Corporation rig arrived for reactivation workscopes and Semco Maritime will provide quayside services throughout its time in port…

Italy to Approve Measures to Boost Energy Security as Gas Prices Rise

Oct 23, 2023

Italy will on Monday approve a decree setting aside 420 million euros ($445 million) through 2026 to build a strategic hub for floating wind power, a draft showed, while also cutting red tape for onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals…

Current News

BP Plans For August Maintenance at Central Azeri Platform

BP Plans For August Maintenanc

Next-Gen Rig Simulation: Inside Saipem’s New Drilling Training Centre

Next-Gen Rig Simulation: Insid

NSTA Grants Consent to Build Carbon Storage Appraisal Well

NSTA Grants Consent to Build C

Acteon Delivers First of Two Hydraulic Hammers to Heerema

Acteon Delivers First of Two H

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine