All Offshore articles – Page 5
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NewsWork suspended at Norfolk Boreas due to cost inflation
The UK’s offshore wind energy industry suffered a blow this week when developer Vattenfall said that it suspended work on its 1.4 GW Norfolk Boreas site.
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NewsFrecon to open Odense office
Danish engineering company Frecon is opening an office at the port of Odense, as it expands its business and network to position itself closer to partners in the wind energy industry.
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NewsNeart na Gaoithe turbine installation kicks off
The first wind turbine of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located off the Scottish coast, has been installed.
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NewsBOEM sets date for Gulf of Mexico offshore wind auction
The USA will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, including two lease areas off the coast of Texas and one off the coast of Louisiana.
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NewsSeajacks vessels deployed to Europe
Seajacks UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eneti, has signed two contracts that will see two of its NG2500X-class vessels deployed in Northwest Europe.
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NewsBoskalis completes foundation installation at Changfang and Xidao
Boskalis has installed the foundations for the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
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NewsArgentia opens monopile transit route
The port of Argentia in Canada has opened a monopile transit route ahead of the arrival of wind turbine foundations for offshore wind farms in the USA.
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NewsFirst Fécamp turbine installed while onshore projects gather support
The first turbine has been installed at the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm, located off Normandy in northern France. The country also awarded almost 1.2 GW of wind projects in an oversubscribed tendering round.
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NewsJensen named Global Wind Service COO
Wind turbine installation and service provider Global Wind Service (GWS) has appointed Nina H. Jensen as its chief operating officer, effective August 1.
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NewsSwathe of energy projects approved by Norway regulators
Norway has approved 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, with a combined value of approximately USD19 billion.
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NewsSeaway7 lands major East Anglia Three contract
ScottishPower Renewables selected Seaway7 for the transport and installation of foundations and inner-array cables for the East Anglia Three offshore farm. The award comes a year after the preferred bidder agreement was announced.
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NewsOffshore turbine tower demand to outstrip supply by 2028
Offshore wind energy is a critical component of Europe’s energy transition plans, but a supply headache could be on the horizon for the industry before the end of the decade. Analyst Rystad Energy suggests that by 2028 the demand for offshore turbine towers will outstrip manufacturing capacity.
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NewsOffshore wind support and maintenance facility breaks ground at Norfolk
Ground was broken June 29 at Fairwinds Landing in Norfolk, Virginia for what will be one of the first dedicated offshore wind energy operations support facilities in North America. Plans include enhanced project cargo and heavy lift handling capabilities.
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NewsOffshore installation vessel Green Jade ready to serve APAC market
The heavy lift and offshore installation vessel Green Jade has officially joined the DEME fleet. The moment was marked with a naming ceremony held at the Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan.
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NewsWagenborg bolsters tug fleet
The Netherlands-headquartered Wagenborg has purchased an ASD 3280 tug to boost its position in the northwest Europe towage market.
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NewsCIP confirms USD350 million investment for South Korean offshore wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has committed to investing USD350 million into offshore wind energy projects in South Korea.
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NewsBOA steps up for Q4000 drydock
BOA has successfully drydocked the semi-submersible well intervention vessel, Q4000, in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsEquinor appoints Wergeland for floating foundations
Equinor has strengthened its supplier base in Norway with the appointment of Wergeland Group for floating wind turbine foundations. However, the developer was forced to postpone its Trollvind project in Bergen.
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NewsVoltaire arrives in the UK for Dogger Bank development
Jan de Nul’s largest jack-up installation vessel, Voltaire, has arrived at the port of Able Seaton in the UK ahead of its role at Dogger Bank wind farm phases A, B and C.
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NewsRWE charters Jan De Nul installation capacity
RWE has signed an agreement with Jan De Nul Group to secure the long-term use of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction projects.