Halliburton beats quarterly profit estimates on growing international strength

(Reuters) - Halliburton (HAL.N), opens new tab beat first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday as higher drilling demand from international markets helped the oilfield services firm counter a slowdown in North America. Oil and gas producers are looking to secure new international and offshore inventories, boosting oilfield equipment and services demand and helping companies like Halliburton. International rig... Continue Reading →

New York Cancels Three Offshore Wind Projects

(offshoreWIND.biz) The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has cancelled three offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of over 4 GW due to ”technical and commercial complexities between provisional awardees and their partners,”. In October 2023, NYSERDA provisionally awarded three offshore wind projects, subject to successful conclusion of contract negotiations. These provisionally... Continue Reading →

Californian Floating Wind Tech Company Unveils Aikido One Project, Awards Platform Fabrication Contract

(offshoreWIND.biz) Californian floating wind technology developer, Aikido Technologies, will test a scaled prototype of its technology, said to be the world’s first upending semi-submersible platform, through a project named Aikido One. Aikido Technologies has awarded a contract for the fabrication of a 1:4 scale, 100 kW floating wind platform to Chet Morrison Contractors (Morrison), a... Continue Reading →

2.6 GW US Offshore Wind Farm Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May

(offshoreWIND.biz) Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has received an air quality permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – the final federal permit required to begin offshore construction. The installation of monopiles at the project site off the coast of Virginia Beach is scheduled to begin in May. Belgian... Continue Reading →

Japan and US Team Up to Cut Floating Wind Costs

(Reuters) Japan has agreed to partner with the United States to help reduce the cost of floating offshore wind projects, the White House said in a statement released during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington to meet with President Joe Biden. Under the agreement, Japan and the U.S. would work to accelerate developments in... Continue Reading →

Prysmian looking to buy US rival Encore Wire

 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Cable maker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab is once again in expansion mode. Six years after swooping on General Cable, opens new tab, the acquisitive $15 billion manufacturer of electric wires and fiber connections has agreed, opens new tab to buy smaller U.S. rival Encore Wire (WIRE.O), opens new tab for about $4.2 billion. The deal does not come... Continue Reading →

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