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Trump Halt on Offshore Wind Hits US Shipbuilders, Ports

Oct 22, 2025

U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering hundreds of millions of dollars in lost government support, vanishing vessel orders…

US Natural Gas Prices Drop 4% on Record Output

Aug 19, 2025

U.S. natural gas futures fell about 4% to a nine-month low on Tuesday on near-record output, ample fuel in stockpiles and forecasts for less hot weather and lower demand through early September than previously expected.Another factor weighing…

US Offshore Wind Projects Slow

Apr 06, 2025

Energy firms have slowed construction of offshore wind farms in the U.S. for various reasons in recent years, including, most recently, opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.Offshore wind was a key pillar of former President…

NOIA: Joe Leimkuhler Elected as Chair, Eric Zimmermann Appointed as Vice Chair

Apr 04, 2025

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) Board of Directors has elected Joe Leimkuhler, Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Offshore Energy, as the NOIA Chair for the 2025-2026 term. Eric Zimmermann, Chief Operating Officer of LLOG, was elected as the 2025-2026 Vice Chair…

First US-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Starts Sea Trials

Feb 20, 2025

The United States' first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Charybdis, has started sea trials ahead of delivery to Dominion Energy planned for later in 2025.The Seatrium AmFELS shipyard in Bronsville, Texas…

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Stays on Track with Cost Update

Feb 04, 2025

Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D) provided updates on the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The fully permitted project is now approximately 50% complete and remains on track for on-time completion by the end of 2026. CVOW continues to achieve construction milestones…

First Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Substation Checks In at US Port

Jan 30, 2025

Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal has welcomed the arrival of the first substation to be installed at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.The CS Wind Offshore and Semco Maritime consortium was selected by Dominion Energy…

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Remains on Track

Feb 03, 2025

Dominion Energy has stated that the 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is now approximately 50% complete and remains on track for on-time completion at the end of 2026.CVOW is credited with creating 2,000 direct and indirect American jobs and $2 billion of economic activity…

First Anti-Offshore Wind Policies Hit US as New Administration Takes Over

Jan 21, 2025

President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.'We're not going to do the wind thing. Big, ugly wind mills. They ruin your neighborhood…

First Installation Campaign at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm Wraps Up

Nov 04, 2024

Dominion Energy has installed 78 monopile and four offshore substation foundations for as part of the first offshore construction campaign for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.CVOW, the largest offshore wind project under construction in the United States…

First Jacket Foundation for CVOW Substation Sets Sail from Danish Port

Dec 06, 2024

The first jacket foundation for the substation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has departed from the Danish Port of Esbjerg and is on its way to the United States to be installed at the country’s largest offshore wind farm…

JDR Secures Cabling Work at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Dec 03, 2024

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has secured a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.JDR's comprehensive…

Stonepeak Buys 50% Share of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind from Dominion Energy

Oct 23, 2024

Dominion Energy has completed the sale of 50% noncontrolling interest in 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to Stonepeak.Dominion Energy will retain full operational control of the construction and operations of the project…

Avangrid Wraps Up $160M Kitty Hawk North Lease Sale to Dominion Energy

Oct 25, 2024

Avangrid, the U.S. unit of Spain's Iberdrola, has closed the sale of Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease are to Dominion Energy for approximately $160 million.The sale price consists of a lease acquisition payment of $117 million and associated development cost reimbursement to Avangrid…

BOEM Initiates Cetacean Acoustic Monitoring Program

Oct 29, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has established the Partnership for an Offshore Wind Energy Regional Observation Network (POWERON).The public-private partnership between BOEM and offshore wind lessees is designed to maximize the…

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