June 16 (OE) Europe will require a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and a network of 33 ports by 2050 to support the large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), according to a new study led by energy consultancy Xodus. The CCUS Enabling Infrastructure Study, prepared by Xodus on behalf of the... Continue Reading →
Britain Offers Grid Connections to More Than 700 Projects In Energy Investment Push
June 10 (Reuters) Britain has offered grid connections to more than 700 projects, the country's power planning body said on Wednesday, under a reformed allocation system expected to help unlock up to £40 billion in annual clean power investment. The allocations follow recent reforms replacing a "first come, first served" connection system that had led to bottlenecks, said... Continue Reading →
Global offshore wind capacity set to grow to 420 GW by end of 2035, GWEC report says
June 9 (Reuters) - Global offshore wind capacity is set to quadruple over the next decade to reach 420 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2035, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) showed on Tuesday. Around 92 GW of offshore wind was installed by the end of 2025, enough to power around... 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 →
UK launches third funding round for offshore wind supply chain projects
May 14 (splash) The Crown Estate has launched a third round of its Supply Chain Accelerator, making an additional £15m ($20.3m) in early‑stage development funding available to support UK offshore wind supply chain businesses and projects. The programme, first established in 2024 with a £50m pool, is now entering its third and final funding round,... 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 →
BP quarterly profit beats expectations at $3.2 billion, driven by Iran war trading boon
April 28 (Reuters) - BP's first-quarter profit more than doubled year-on-year to $3.2 billion - its highest since 2023 - the British oil major reported on Tuesday, beating expectations by 20% after the Iran war boosted its oil trading results. The spike in oil prices triggered by the war has helped European majors reap billions of dollars from the energy... Continue Reading →
UK’s Biggest Offshore Wind Blades Installed at East Anglia THREE
April 21 (OE) ScottishPower, part of Iberdrola, and Masdar have installed the first turbine at the $5.4 billion (£4 billion) East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, marking a U.K. record with blades measuring 115 meters. The blades are the largest manufactured and installed for a project in U.K. waters, exceeding the previous record of 108... Continue Reading →
Subsea Infrastructure in Focus as Energy Security Discussions Highlight Need for Rapid Response Capability
14 April 2026 – As offshore energy and security discussions intensify, including a planned engagement between UK leadership and European industry representatives on 14 April, recent reports of submarine activity around subsea cables and pipelines have brought renewed attention to the resilience of critical offshore infrastructure. Subsea cables carry the vast majority of international data,... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Awards $4B Contracts for UK Subsea Power Link
March 30 (OE) Iberdrola has awarded contracts to Siemens Energy and Prysmian, worth more than $4 billion (€3.5 billion), for the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 subsea electricity interconnector between Scotland and England. Under the agreements, Siemens Energy will supply two high-voltage direct current converter stations, while Prysmian will provide more than 640... Continue Reading →