U.K.-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner Tidal Transit has secured equity financing from maritime and logistics investor HICO Investment Group to expand its fleet with six new electric CTVs (E-CTVs).The strategic expansion is…
Iberdrola has inaugurated the operation and maintenance (M&O) centre in Saint-Brieuc, where 80 people will work to service its 496 MW offshore wind farm.The center, located in Binic-Établesm, controls and manages the electricity production and maintenance of the offshore wind farm…
Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has signed two contracts with undisclosed clients for the utilization of its newbuild wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Mover, starting immediately upon delivery.The vessel, currently under construction at Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea…
Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has taken delivery its new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Maker, the first of the two planned M-class vessels to join its growing fleet.Wind Maker was officially named at a naming ceremony at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Korea…
Ørsted has appointed Rasmus Errboe, current Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer, as new Group President and CEO of the company replacing Mads Nipper who will step down from his position.Mads Nipper joined Ørsted in January 2021. He will step down as CEO on February 1…
Equinor has awarded Tromsø-based Lufttransport RW the assignment of operating five new helicopters from manufacturer Leonardo, which will be used to transport passengers on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The five new helicopters are type AW189 aircraft…
Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with four suppliers for key components and installation services for Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, hiring EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC), CS WIND Offshore, DEME, and Jan De Nul to deliver the projects…
DEME has secured two contracts, valued at over $300 million, for the transport and installation of 112 foundations at the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany, as well as providing scour protection for the projects.DEME will install…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7/1-4 S in production license 1090, in which Vår Energi holds an operating stake of 50%, along with partners Petoro (20%)…
Navantia UK, a subsidiary of Spanish shipbuilder Navantia, has completed the acquisition of Harland & Wolff’s facilities in Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish.Under Navantia UK’s management, all four facilities will benefit from extensive expertise in shipbuilding…
Norwegian vessel management and operations services provider Aurora Offshore, pat of Borealis Group, has welcomed the first of three high-end subsea vessels to the fleet as part of vessels transfer agreed with Sea1 Offshore.The transferred ship…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a subsea survey contract on the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind developments in Poland which are jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia.Under the contract, DeepOcean will conduct geophysical seabed…
Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured another offshore wind site characterization contract on the U.K. continental shelf, the second since the beginning of 2025.The contract has a total duration of approximately 30 days and the Ramform…
Shell on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $3.66 billion, missing estimates, on lower refining margins and lower liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading, while saying it would buy back shares worth $3.5 billion.The oil major also announced a 4% increase in its dividend…
Digital twin software provider Aize has secured a new agreement to act as a global partner for asset visualization for BP.Building on successful technical and operational delivery in the North Sea, Caspian Sea, and West Africa, the four-year…