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Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026. The new RCF has a tenor of five years and two one-year... Continue Reading →
(OE) Equinor has established a new business area, combining renewables with its gas-to-power and energy storage units as it aims to capitalize of rising power demand. The announcement comes in response of growing power demand from electrification of society and industry, expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, according to Equinor. The new power... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Corio Generation, a standalone portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, plans to restructure its offshore wind development business to focus on a smaller portfolio of projects. A spokesperson for Corio Generation said: “Given challenging market conditions in the offshore wind sector, Corio Generation is refocusing its global operations to prioritise the development of a smaller portfolio of... Continue Reading →
(OE) The government of U.K. has approved 1.2 GW extension to Rampion offshore wind farm, Rampion 2, off the Sussex coast. The Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm project, an extension to the existing Rampion wind farm nearby, is being led by global renewables company RWE, on behalf of joint... Continue Reading →
(OE) Bardex Corporation and Gabriel Engineering Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on anchor, mooring, and precision-component technologies for floating offshore wind. The partnership will investigate development of a U.K. production facility for anchor, mooring, and 'jewellery' (precision component) systems, critical to the stability and efficiency of GW-scale floating offshore wind... Continue Reading →
(OE) RWE, the U.K.’s largest power generator, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Telehouse International Corporation of Europe to supply it with green electricity from the London Array offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, RWE will supply a substantial amount of the renewable energy used at Telehouse’s London Docklands campus, Europe’s most... Continue Reading →
(oilprice.com) Germany’s biggest utility RWE will supply green hydrogen to France’s oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies in a 15-year deal from 2030, in one of the largest such agreements globally. RWE to supply around 30,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually to TotalEnergies from 2030 to 2044, the German utility giant said on Wednesday. The green hydrogen... Continue Reading →
(OE) Lloyd's Register (LR) and Fugro have signed a block fee agreement to streamline the in-service certification and maintenance of Fugro’s growing fleet of autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). The strategic move is expected to simplify the certification process, enabling faster deployment and ensuring continued compliance with LR’s Code for Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS). LR... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has been granted a Natura 2000 permit for the Mareld floating offshore wind farm in Sweden by the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland. The project is planned to be built approximately 40 kilometres west of Lysekil, off the coast of Bohuslän, in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norway’s offshore wind association Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ANEV, the Italian National Wind Association to increase offshore wind cooperation. The signing of the MoU sets a framework for extensive cooperation between the two organizations and is a natural next step for the offshore wind cooperation between these... Continue Reading →
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