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Equinor Looks to Celtic Sea for Floating Wind Development

Nov 07, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor  on Monday said it was interested in developing a 'gigawatt scale' floating offshore wind project off the coast of Britain in the Celtic Sea in connection with an upcoming seabed leasing round. The project…

'Sizable' Contract in Asia Pacific for Subsea 7

Oct 31, 2022

Offshore installation company Subsea 7 said Monday it had won a sizeable contract in Asia Pacific.Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million.Engineering work will start immediately, and offshore activity is scheduled for 2024 and 2025…

Ocergy Floating Wind Foundation Tech Selected for Salamander pre-FEED

Oct 28, 2022

Ocergy has won a the pre-FEED foundation design contract for its OCG-Wind foundation technology to be deployed at the Salamander floating offshore wind project, run by a joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7.Ocergy has developed OCG-Wind…

VIDEO: Spanish Firm X1 Wind Installs Floating Wind Platform in Canary Islands

Oct 28, 2022

Barcelona-based floating wind technology developer X1 Wind said Friday its floating platform had been successfully installed at the PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands.'As summer trade-winds abated, a suitable weather window allowed X1 Wind…

Elenergy Selects DNV as Owner's Engineer for S. Korea's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 26, 2022

Elenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development firm, has hired DNV as the owner's engineer for its 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project.The Chujin offshore wind farm will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in South Korea…

Rovco to Install Rock Bags at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 25, 2022

Rovco, a provider of subsea robotic and hydrographic survey services, will deliver and install offshore rock bags at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the Outer Thames Estuary, offshore the UK.The project scope includes installing rock bags…

DNV Greenlights Aker Carbon Capture's Offshore Carbon Capture Tech

Oct 25, 2022

DNV, the independent expert in assurance and risk management, has qualified Aker Carbon Capture's Just Catch Offshore modularized carbon capture facility for offshore installations.According to Aker Carbon Capture, the solution is now ready…

Test Results Are In: Gazelle's Floating Wind Platform Design Principles Confirmed

Oct 20, 2022

Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a hybrid modular floating offshore wind platform, said Thursday it had received the results of its basin model tests at the Environmental Hydraulics Institute-University of Cantabria (IHCantabria) facilities in Spain…

Mooring & Anchors: InterMoor Wins Floating Wind Gig in Asia

Oct 20, 2022

InterMoor said Thursday it had secured the engineering design scope and the transportation and installation study for two upcoming offshore floating wind farms offshore Asia. The company, a brand in Acteon’s Engineering, Moorings and Foundations Division…

Offshore Wind Research Project Aims to Deploy Monopiles in Deeper Waters

Oct 20, 2022

A new research project, launched this week today, aims to extend the use of offshore wind monopile foundations, to support larger turbines in deeper waters, global climate consultancy the Carbon Trust has informed.'Monopiles are the cheapest and most widespread offshore wind turbine foundation…

Saipem Wins Its Largest-ever Offshore Contract

Oct 20, 2022

Italian energy industry engineering and construction firm Saipem said Thursday it had secured the largest single offshore contract by total value in the company’s history.The company has won a contract with Qatargas for the North Field Production…

NFE Taps Sembcorp Marine to Convert Offshore Drilling Rigs to FLNG Units

Oct 20, 2022

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has signed Master Service Agreements with New Fortress Energy Inc. for the engineering and conversion of two Sevan cylindrical drilling vessels into Floating LNG ('FLNG') liquefaction facilities, including the fabrication and integration of LNG topside modules…

Baker Hughes Posts Quarterly Loss on Charges

Oct 19, 2022

Baker Hughes Co posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday, compared with a profit a year ago, hit by $230 million in restructuring and impairment charges relating to the oilfield services provider's latest reorganization. The company during the recent…

DOE Seeks Input on Mooring & Anchoring Systems for Floating Wind

Oct 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking input on research needs related to floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring systems. For this, DOE's Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has issued a Request for Information (RFI).Apart from input on research priorities…

Siemens Gamesa Signs Its Largest Offshore Wind Deal in Taiwan

Oct 19, 2022

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Wednesday it had signed two agreements with the Hai Long Offshore Wind project owners at an energy industry event in Taiwan.The Hai Long consortium is a partnership between Canadian independent power producer Northland Power Inc…

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