Thor News

Mammoet to Marshal XL Monopile Foundations for RWE’s Offshore Wind Farms

Nov 18, 2024

Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal over 100 XL monopile foundations for RWE’s offshore wind farms Nordseecluster A and Thor.The Nordseecluster, with a planned capacity of up to 1.6 GW, is one of the largest offshore wind…

RWE Takes Delivery of First Foundation Batch for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 22, 2024

The first batch of eight monopile foundations for RWE’s Danish offshore wind farm Thor have arrive at Eemshaven port, ahead of planned spring 2025 installation in the Danish North Sea.The monopiles are up to 100 meters in length and weigh up to 1…

Jan de Nul Hires Correll for Cable Termination Works at Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 15, 2024

Wind power high voltage specialist Correll, part of SPIE Group, has secured a contract from Jan de Nul  to complete the 66kV subsea cables termination and testing on offshore wind turbines for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm.The works are set…

TotalEnergies Joins RWE in 4GW Offshore Wind Scheme in Germany

Oct 07, 2024

TotalEnergies has made an agreement with RWE to acquire 50% equity stake in two large-scale offshore wind projects in Germany, whose combined capacity is 4 GW.RWE was awarded the sites in the latest offshore wind auction in Germany in August…

Esgian Week 33 Report: New Contracts in North Sea, Nigeria

Aug 18, 2024

Esgian provides an update on new jack-up contracts in the North Sea and Nigeria in its Week 33 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsBorr Drilling 400-ft jackup Prospector 1 has secured a contract extension with ONE-Dyas for work offshore the UK and the Netherlands…

HSM Offshore Energy Doubles Fabrication Capacity to Meet Growing Demand

May 23, 2024

HSM Offshore Energy, a Dutch EPCIC contractor for offshore energy industry, has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Hollandia, securing additional fabrication facility to meet the growing order book from the offshore renewable energy market…

RWE Set to Start Onshore Cabling Works for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 15, 2024

German energy giant RWE has set out plans to take the next step in the construction of its Thor Offshore Wind Farm, announcing the start of onshore cable works from mid-April in Denmark.The onshore cabling works for Denmark's largest offshore…

Borr Drilling Secures $82M for Three Jack-up Rigs

Feb 12, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contract commitments totalling 495 days and $82.2 million in revenue for three of its jack-up rigs, excluding mobilization and demobilization compensation.Firstly, BW Energy has extended…

First Steel Cut for RWE THOR Platform

Dec 12, 2023

HSM Offshore Energy announced it hosted a steel cutting ceremony in Schiedam, the Netherlands, to mark the start of construction on the offshore substation and the jacket for RWE's THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project. HSM, together…

Fugro Wins Survey Work at Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Oct 19, 2023

German energy giant RWE has hired the Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast as part of the development of Thor, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm.Up to three survey vessels will…

Hexicon Names Max Ek as Interim CFO

Aug 14, 2023

Hexicon, a floating wind power technology developer, has appointed Max Ek as its interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Anders Rössel whose departure was announced in July. Ek has during the past 2 years worked at Hexicon as Head…

Borr Drilling's Backlog Increased by 421 Days with New Jack-up Rig Deals

Aug 01, 2023

Jack-up drilling rig contractor Borr Drilling said Monday it had secured two letters of award ('LOA') for its premium jack-up drilling rigs 'Gerd' and 'Thor.'These awards increase the company's firm backlog by approximately 421 days, excluding optional periods…

Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Sport Recyclable Blades, Low-CO2 Steel Towers

Jun 14, 2023

German renewable energy company RWE said Wednesday that 40 of the 72 offshore wind turbines at what will be Denmark's largest offshore wind farm Thor will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades.The 40 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines will be equipped…

Jan De Nul's Next-Gen Installation Vessels to Install RWE's Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 12, 2023

German renewable energy firm RWE has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based offshore installation firm Jan De Nul Group to secure the long-term usage of two next-generation installation vessels, “Les Alizés” and “Voltaire, for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction…

EEW SPC to Deliver 36 Monopiles for Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

May 03, 2023

Germany offshore wind monopile foundation manufacturer EEW SPC has won a contract from RWE to produce 36 of the total 72 foundations for the Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark.EEW SPC will build the monopiles at its Rostock site in Germany.…

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