Offshore News
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New York offshore wind: “Back on track”
Earlier this month, the news coming out of New York on offshore wind was causing some dismay. The New York State Public Service Commission denied petitions submitted by Empire Offshore Wind, Beacon Wind, Sunrise Wind and the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Inc. (ACENY) that sought to address inflationary…
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Glosten grows its PelaStar partner network
Seattle-based Glosten’s PelaStar floating wind platform was one of the nine Phase One winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. Winning the Phase One prize indicated the technical readiness of the PelaStar tension leg platform (TLP) design to scale for commercial success in the U.S.…
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Transocean eyes converting some vessels for offshore wind foundation installation
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean (NYSE: RIG) and offshore wind turbine installer Eneti Inc.(NYSE:NETI) have entered an MOU indicating their intention to form a joint venture company that would engage in offshore wind foundation installation activities. The establishment and operation of the joint venture are subject to definitive agreements which would…
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First U.S.-built SOV marks construction milestone
The first American-built offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), the 262-foot ECO Edison has reached its 50% construction milestone at the Edison Chouest LaShip yard in Houma, La., and senior officials from Ørsted and Eversource were this week joined by House majority leader Steve Scalise, whose district includes Houma, to tour the…
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GoM oil and gas lease sale generates $263.8 million in high bids
With a gun to its head in the form of a mandate under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259. It generated $263,801,783 in high bids for 313 tracts covering 1.6 million acres in federal waters…
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DOE names 9 phase one winners in FLOWIN prize contest
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the Phase One winners of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. Open to floating wind platform designers, fabricators, and project site developers, the three-phase competition, aims to bridge manufacturing and logistics gaps to help meet the Biden administration’s goals of reduce the…
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Bleutec seeks Title XI support for its offshore wind vessel spread
When we last reported on Houston-headquartered Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC back on March 2, it was to note that the company had received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for the designs of its Jones Act compliant Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) for offshore wind farm installation. That solution consists…
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Havfram Wind’s giant jack-up WTIV will be used for Hornsea 3
Ørsted has selected Havfram Wind, a subsidiary of Oslo-headquartered Havfram, to install turbines at its Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm off the U.K., starting fall 2026. Havfram Wind will be utilizing one of its new built NG-20000X jack-up wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV) with a 3,250-ton crane. According to designer NOV,…
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Maersk Supply Service to get a new parent
In a “keep it in the family” deal, publicly-listed A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement that will see privately-held A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, acquire offshore services provider Maersk Supply Service (MSS). The deal values Maersk Supply Services at $685 million and…
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All American Marine delivers innovative offshore wind survey vessel
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) has delivered an offshore wind survey vessel to Geodyamics, a Newport, N.C., based subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed NV5 Global, Inc. The research and hydrographic vessel, the R/V Shackleford, will service the growing offshore wind market as well as being designed to undertake many other scientific survey missions. With…
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