May 28 (oilprice.com) TotalEnergies has applied for authorization of France's biggest renewables project, a 1.5-GW offshore wind project off Normandy, which is estimated to cost $5.2 billion, the French supermajor said on Thursday. Eight months after the French government awarded the project to TotalEnergies, the group's wholly-owned project company Centre Manche Energies has officially applied for the... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind vessel demand rebounds as global installation activity accelerates
May 27 (splash) Major offshore wind markets in the UK, Europe, and APAC, excluding mainland China, are tightening their policy frameworks to support project execution, creating a more stable backdrop than the US, where regulatory uncertainty continues to weigh on market momentum. According to London-based energy market research firm Westwood, marketed utilisation for wind turbine... Continue Reading →
Nordex Pushes EU to Ban Chinese Wind Turbines From European Grids
May 27 (oilprice.com) One of Europe's biggest wind turbine makers, Germany-based Nordex, is calling for stricter EU regulations to exclude non-western equipment from the supply chain of new renewable projects, as the European industry remains concerned about China's market dominance in the clean energy supply chain. "We believe the western-origin principle should therefore apply to... Continue Reading →
Consortium Behind 1.14 GW Sicily South Floating Wind Project Submits EIA to Italian Gov’t
May 22 (offshoreWIND.biz;) The consortium comprising Oxan Energy, Ingka Investments, and Avapa Energy has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 1.14 GW Sicily South floating wind project to Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security. The filing of the EIA officially launches the public consultation phase. Now renamed Dentice, the floating wind farm... Continue Reading →
Cadeler’s First Quarter Revenue Jumps on Offshore Wind Fleet Expansion
May 20 (OE) Cadeler has reported higher first-quarter revenue and earnings, supported by expanded offshore wind installation activity following growth in its operating fleet. The Danish offshore wind vessel operator posted revenue $145.2 million (€125 million) for the first quarter of 2026, up from $75.5 million (€65 million) in the same period last year, while EBITDA rose... Continue Reading →
Vestas offshore output rise drives profit, but geopolitics a risk
May 6 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported an unexpectedly large first-quarter profit rise on Wednesday as it ramped up production for the offshore sector, but warned of geopolitical and tariff-related risks. "Last year in Q1 we hadn't put a single one of our new offshore turbines up," Vestas Chief Financial Officer Jakob Wegge... Continue Reading →
Europe’s Offshore Wind Turbine Prices Jump 40-45% as Supply Tightens – Rystad Energy
May 6 (OE) Europe's offshore wind expansion is running into a structural supply constraint where the turbine market is becoming increasingly concentrated. GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have historically anchored Western offshore turbine supply, but with GE Vernova having paused new offshore wind orders following a series of technical and operational setbacks, Siemens Gamesa... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Beats First-Quarter Profit Forecasts, Keeps Outlook
May 6 (Reuters) Danish offshore wind developer Orsted on Wednesday reported a first-quarter core profit above forecasts, driven by an increase in power output and kept its full-year outlook for the year. Orsted in recent years struggled with soaring costs from supply chain disruption and inflation and last year said it would focus more on... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras cuts US oil exports to zero in Q1, China widens lead as top destination
April 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras has cut to zero its oil exports to the U.S., as the conflict in Iran reshaped oil flows across the world and China became the destination for around 62% of the state-run oil firm's crude sent abroad in the first quarter. Petrobras exported about 1.12 million barrels per day of... Continue Reading →
Vessel Sector Deep Dive: WTIVs
The changing global bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine and foundation installation market May 1 (OE) The last two or three years have seen a change in the underlying stakeholder support for the energy transition, resulting in the energy trilemma being focused more on energy security and affordability than transition, which means a pivot away from renewables... Continue Reading →