(OE) Dutch offshore wind foundation maker Sif this week said it would build the world's largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with an estimated investment of around €328 million. The plant will be built at the 62 hectare Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as an extension of the existing facilities... Continue Reading →
IberBlue Wind Unveils Floating Wind Project in Portugal
(OWB) IberBlue Wind, the joint venture created to promote floating offshore wind farms in the Iberian Peninsula, has revealed its first project for Portugal – a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Figueira da Foz. Called Botafogo, in honour of the Portuguese galleon that was built in the 16th century and became known... Continue Reading →
RWE, Ferrovial Plan to Jointly Develop Floating Wind Projects in Spain
(OWB) Spanish company Ferrovial and German offshore wind developer RWE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the joint development, construction and operation of floating wind farms in Spain, where Ferrovial has so far submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) for four projects totaling almost 1.8 GW. According to a press release from RWE,... Continue Reading →
Equinor and EnBW to cooperate on German offshore wind power
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) and German energy group EnBW (EBKG.DE) plan to jointly develop offshore wind farms in Germany, the two companies announced on Friday. Germany, which seeks to cut its reliance on fossil fuel, in November raised its national renewable energy target to 80% of power generation by 2030, and aims to accelerate onshore wind installations to over 12 gigawatt (GW) per year... Continue Reading →
EEW SPC Smashes Its Previous Record for Heaviest Monopile Built
EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) said on Friday that it has set a new record for its heaviest monopile built. The German offshore wind monopile manufacturer broke its own record, which was only set in July 2022, when the company delivered a 1,421-tonne monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Now. at 1,895... Continue Reading →
BP Aims to Double Offshore Wind Team. Global Hiring Spree Set to Kick Off Soon
(Reuters) BP is set to hire over 100 employees to its offshore wind division as the energy company rapidly expands its operations in the fast-growing sector around the world. The hiring process will begin in the coming weeks, as part of BP's ambition to double the size of the offshore team to 800 employees over... Continue Reading →
Repsol’s profit beats forecasts, flags big spending increase
(Reuters) - Spain's Repsol (REP.MC) said on Thursday its fourth-quarter adjusted net profit more than doubled, helped by high oil and gas prices, and flagged a big increase in capital spending for this year. Its fourth-quarter profit surged to 2.01 billion euros ($2.15 billion) from 872 million a year earlier, topping the 1.75 billion euros expected by... Continue Reading →
Equinor CFO defends loss-making renewables business
(U) Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has defended the strategy driving its renewables business division and said performance will improve as assets become operational. Equinor this week joined its energy peers in reporting stellar profits for 2022 and returning more capital to shareholders, with a record $74.9 billion in adjusted operating profits booked last... Continue Reading →
Saipem boosts financial structure and liquidity with new credit facilities
Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has entered into two new credit facilities totalling approximately €860 million (almost $925.2 million) with a pool of leading national and international banks to further strengthens its financial structure and liquidity. Saipem made the announcement about these two new credit facilities on Monday, 13 February 2023. The Italian giant says... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7 Wins Multi-million Dollar Offshore Wind Contract
Subsea 7's renewable energy focused subsidiary Seaway 7 said Tuesday it had won a large offshore wind contract. For Seaway 7, “large” contracts are worth between $300 million and $500 million. The client hasn't been named, but the contract is for the transport and installation of inner-array grid and export cables for an undisclosed offshore... Continue Reading →