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Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Buy Into 800MW Floating Wind Project in Japan

Mar 14, 2022

Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power have closed the transaction which will see them take an initial 50 percent ownership stake in Progression Energy's 800 MW floating offshore wind project in Japan.The news comes after the two…

OX2 Applies to Build Aurora Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

Mar 11, 2022

Swedish company OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland.The name of the wind farm is Aurora. The wind farm is expected to be located 20…

VARD Delivers Asia's First Newbuild Service Operation Vessel

Mar 11, 2022

Asia-first newbuild Service Operation Vessel for the offshore wind industry was delivered earlier this week at the VARD Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. The Taiwan-flagged SOV has been built for owner Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Mitsui O…

Offshore Wind Industry Coming to Australian Waters

Mar 11, 2022

Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europe’s shift to renewables. Australia’s excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian government announced ambitious…

Ørsted-Eversource JV Taps Nexans for Revolution Offshore Wind Farm Export Cable

Mar 10, 2022

Paris-based offshore cable making and installation company Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution offshore wind farm in the U.S.The project will connect the wind farm…

Marex Nets First Offshore Wind Award

Mar 10, 2022

Aberdeen-based risk management consultancy Marex Risk and Marine Consultancy (Marex) has won the marine services contract for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK, its first offshore wind project.East Anglia ONE, located off the Suffolk coast…

James Fisher Charters 'Go Electra' for North Sea UXO, IMR Work

Mar 10, 2022

Subsea services provider James Fisher has chartered Go Marine Group's multi-purpose service vessel Go Electra for UXO identification services and IMR projects in the North Sea.The vessel will be used by James Fisher group companies James Fisher…

Reach Subsea Wins Offshore Wind Work in UK

Mar 10, 2022

Norwegian subsea services company Reach Subsea said Wednesday it had secured a contract in the UK offshore wind space.Reach said the contract, in the North Sea, would start early in Q2 2022, representing about 80 project days.'The project involves…

RWE Renewables, National Grid Reveal Name of U.S. Offshore Wind JV

Mar 09, 2022

Offshore wind giant RWE Renewables and National Grid, British multinational electricity and gas utility, have unveiled the official name of their U.S. offshore wind joint venture, Community Offshore Wind.This follows the success of the duo's…

Iberdrola's ScottishPower, Shell to Invest $99M in Offshore Wind Infrastructure

Mar 09, 2022

Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power and Shell said on Wednesday they will invest 75 million pounds ($99 million) in infrastructure and facilities to support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland.The two companies were awarded seabed…

Akastor and IKM Create Offshore Wind O&M Firm Føn Energy Services

Mar 09, 2022

Norwegian companies Akastor and IKM, best known for their services in the offshore oil and gas space, are teaming up to create an operations and maintenance services firm for the offshore wind industry called Føn Energy Services.According to the two companies…

Colombia Launches Offshore Wind Plan, Announces First Project

Mar 08, 2022

Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa launched the country's plans for offshore wind energy at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Tuesday, while an agreement to develop the first wind project has been signed, the government said in a statement…

Topside Installed: Another Milestone Passed at Scotland's Largest Fixed-bottom Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 08, 2022

Construction of Seagreen, Scotland's largest fixed bottom offshore wind farm and the world's deepest of its kind, has reached another critical milestone with the installation of the 4,800-tonne offshore platform topside off the Angus coast.'The topside forms the backbone of the offshore wind farm…

High Tien Offshore, Jong Shyn Shipbuilding to Build Taiwanese CTVs

Mar 07, 2022

High Tien Offshore (HTO) signed a Letter of Intent with Jong Shyn Shipbuilding (JSS) to build Taiwanese Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) in JSS' shipyard for use in the Taiwanese offshore wind farm industry, supporting developers’ bidding for the offshore windfarms of zonal development in Round 3…

New Crane for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier's Bold Tern Jack-up Set to Be Shipped to Singapore

Mar 04, 2022

Offshore wind installation services company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said Friday that a new Huisman-built was set to be shipped to Singapore where it will be installed on its Bold Tern jack-up vessel.'The new 1600t Huisman leg encircling crane…

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