Sandbrook Capital has acquired a majority stake in the the Norwegian offshore installation services company Havfram and has committed $250 million to fund the company's future growth. The new capital will be used to build a fleet of vessels for installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations (“WTIVs”). As part of the transaction, Havfram’s subsea... Continue Reading →
Equinor Looks to Celtic Sea for Floating Wind Development
(Reuters) 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 is part of Crown Estate plans to offer leases to the industry next year,... Continue Reading →
DNV Completes Lenders’ Technical Due Diligence on Ørsted’s Hornsea 2
(OE) Energy industry expert and assurance provider DNV has completed Lenders’ Technical Due Diligence on Ørsted’s Hornsea 2 project, the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation. DNV performed an independent energy yield assessment and carried out a thorough technical due diligence investigation on all aspects of the offshore wind farm and the related offshore... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind: Ørsted Taps Sembmarine for Hornsea 2 Preventative Maintenance
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine said Friday its subsidiary Sembmarine SLP had won a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contract with the Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm, one of the world’s largest wind farms located 89 km off the Yorkshire coast in the UK North Sea. The PPM contract involves the... Continue Reading →
Cable Installation Kicks Off at U.S. First Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Farm
(OED) Cable installation has kicked off at Vineyard Wind, the U.S. first commercial scale offshore wind farm, at a site located 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Wind, the company developing the namesake wind farm, also announced that it expects to begin nearshore cable work off the south coast of Cape Cod in... Continue Reading →
Prysmian to work on French offshore wind projects
Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and repair services for the submarine export cable links connecting the three offshore wind farms near the... Continue Reading →
Ørsted Ups Outlook on High Power Prices, Offshore Wind Business Trails
(Reuters) - Danish energy firm Ørsted on Thursday lifted its profit outlook for the year on the back of high power prices, while third-quarter core earnings slightly lagged expectations on the back of soft performance in its key offshore unit. Ørsted now expects 2022 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization, excluding new partnerships of... Continue Reading →
Saipem Completes GBS Installation Works on Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm
Italian energy industry services firm Saipem said Wednesday it had, in consortium with Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis (BSB), installed and ballasted the Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) foundations for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France. In 2020, the BSB Consortium was awarded the contract for the design, construction, and installation works of the GBS.... Continue Reading →
Vestas Cuts Outlook as Third Quarter Lags Forecast
(Reuters) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported on Wednesday a wider-than-expected operating loss for the third quarter, cutting its full-year outlook due to continued cost inflation and supply chain instability. Vestas cut its 2022 profit margin outlook to minus 5% from previously between minus 5% and 0%, and narrowed its full-year revenue forecast to between... Continue Reading →
U.S. Designates Offshore Wind Farm Development Areas in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico, best known to the offshore energy industry as an oil and gas province, is for the first time opening its doors to the offshore wind industry, with the U.S administration on Monday designating two areas for offshore wind development in the region. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... Continue Reading →