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Remembering Piper Alpha: 35th Anniversary of Offshore Oil Disaster that Claimed 167 Lives

Jul 06, 2023

Thirty-five years ago, on July 6, 1988, one of the offshore oil and gas industry's worst-ever disasters struck  - the explosion of the Piper Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. To this day, the disaster is the worst ever in the industry by the number of lives lost…

HAV Group to Design Methanol-Fueled Offshore Wind Service Vessel for ESVAGT

Jul 06, 2023

Norway's HAV Group said Wednesday its ship design business had been selected to develop another methanol-fuelled offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV) for ESVAGT.  'To secure repeat ship design business from a leading SOV operator is a proud moment for us…

Shell's Renewables Boss Quits after CEO Strategy Shift

Jun 30, 2023

Shell's head of renewable generation Thomas Brostrom is leaving the company, a spokesperson said on Friday, weeks after CEO Wael Sawan scaled back its energy transition plans. Brostrom joined Shell from offshore wind giant Orsted in August 2021to…

Seaway 7 Secures "Very Large" Contract for East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Installation

Jun 30, 2023

Seaway 7, an offshore wind installation subsidiary of Subsea 7, has secured a 'very large' contract with ScottishPower Renewables for the transport and installation of the foundations and inner-array cables for the East Anglia THREE offshore farm in the UK…

Iberdrola, Partners to Upgrade New York's Power Grid for Offshore Wind Power Consumption

Jun 26, 2023

Spanish renewable energy company Iberdrola said Monday it woul dhelp deliver renewable offshore wind power from the Long Island grid to New York City and Westchester County. The company said it would add approximately 90 miles (about 150 km)…

VIDEO: Final Turbine Installed at Scotland's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 26, 2023

Seagreen Wind Farm, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, achieved another landmark last week as the 114th and final wind turbine was installed.According to SSE Renewables, 76 of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines are now energized at the site…

Offshore Wind Company Will Retrain NY Power Plant Union for Clean Energy Jobs

Jun 26, 2023

An offshore wind developer partly owned by TotalEnergies said on Monday it has agreed to retrain and keep roughly 100 union workers from a New York City natural gas-fired power plant that it intends to repurpose for its project.The company, called Attentive Energy One…

Developer Exposure to Siemens Gamesa Woes Limited for Bow - Citi

Jun 29, 2023

Developers of renewable energy projects have limited exposure to the wind turbines that are at the heart of far-reaching quality issues at Siemens Energy's Siemens Gamesa division, brokerage Citi said. Siemens Energy last week warned of quality problems at up to 30% of its onshore fleet…

Bernhard Schulte Offshore Orders Two Ulstein CSOVs

Jul 06, 2023

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore has awarded Norway's Ulstein Verft a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the ULSTEIN SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels…

McDermott Starts Construction of TenneT's BorWin6 HVDC Converter Platform

Jul 05, 2023

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott held a first steel-cutting ceremony at its Jebel Ali fabrication yard in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to mark the start of construction for the BorWin6 980MW high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) project for TenneT…

Brazil Aims to Pass Offshore Wind, Green Hydrogen Laws by 2023 End

Jun 28, 2023

Brazil aims to pass a regulatory framework for offshore wind and green hydrogen by the end of this year, the country's energy minister told Reuters on Tuesday, as Latin America's largest nation seeks to unlock new sectors to power its energy transition…

DORIS Secures Second Contract for Gray Whale 3 Floating Offshore Wind Farm in South Korea

Jun 26, 2023

Offshore engineering services firm DORIS has secured a second Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm in South Korea. The scope of the FEED includes the project’s full electrical and communications system to the grid connection…

Technip Energies to Resolve Outstanding Matters with French PNF

Jun 27, 2023

French oil and gas services provider Technip Energies on Tuesday agreed to resolve its outstanding matters with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF).The agreement on the form of a Convention Judiciaire d'Intérêt Public (CJIP) was signed on June 22…

Subsea Cable Laying, Protection Innovation Funded in Japan

Jun 23, 2023

NYK, as a member of a consortium of four companies (also including: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.; and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) has been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development…

Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessel WINDEA ONE Joins Orsted's North Sea Wind Farm Fleet

Jun 26, 2023

The first 32m parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by Incat Crowther for Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has been delivered, with the vessel already servicing Germany’s offshore wind industry.According to Incat Crowther…

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