(Reuters) - Shares in Danish energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO) tumbled by more than 7% on Friday after announcing a writedown on a large U.S. offshore wind project and an earnings forecast for 2023 that fell short of analyst estimates. Despite rising demand for green energy, dark clouds are gathering over the offshore wind power industry as rising... Continue Reading →
Borr’s Jack-up Rig “Ran” to Drill Two Offshore Wells in Latin America
Shallow water drilling contractor Borr Drilling said Friday its jack-up drilling rig "Ran" had secured a Letter of Award from an unnamed client for work in Latin America. The award will cover drilling two offshore wells, with an estimated duration of 200 days on a dry-hole case and up to 460 days on asuccess case. ... Continue Reading →
King Charles Suggests $1.1B Offshore Wind Farm Deal Profits Should Go to Society, Not Royal Family
(Reuters) King Charles told the British government he would like the expected surge in profit from a 900 million pound ($1.1 billion)-a-year wind farm deal for his Crown Estate to go to the "wider public good" rather than to the royal family. Under agreements announced on Thursday, the Crown Estate will lease sites for six... Continue Reading →
Saipem Secures $900M in Offshore Contracts in Brazil and Norway
Italian offshore engineering and construction company Saipem announced two offshore contracts worth $900 million in total. First, together with Aker Solutions, Saipem won a contract with the French oil major TotalEnergies in Brazil for the recently sanctioned Lapa Southwest (LAPA SW) Development project. Lapa Southwest is a deepwater oil field in the Santos Basin in the... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy cuts profit outlook as Siemens Gamesa woes continue
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Thursday slashed its 2023 profit outlook after faulty components at the wind turbine fleet of its Siemens Gamesa unit led to higher warranty and maintenance costs, marking the latest setback in the group's troubled relationship. The German supplier of equipment to the power sector, which was spun off from Siemens... Continue Reading →
Nucor Unveils New Sustainable Steel Product for America’s Offshore Wind Market
(OWB) Nucor has introduced Elcyon, the company’s new sustainable heavy gauge steel plate product made specifically to meet the growing demands of America’s offshore wind energy producers. Nucor will manufacture Elcyon at the firm’s new USD 1.7 billion Nucor Bradenburg steel mill in Kentucky, which produced its first steel plate at the end of December... Continue Reading →
Tenaris and Alleima will supply Petrobras with corrosion-resistant pipes for offshore operations in Brazil
Tenaris and Petrobras signed a three-year supply contract for corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) pipes for offshore operations in Brazilian pre salt. The contract provides for the supply of pipes produced with CRA materials and finished with premium connections. The products will be manufactured in Sweden in partnership with Alleima and threaded at the Tenaris facility in... Continue Reading →
Saipem unveils new solution for offshore energy operators
(OET) Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has joined forces with MCS, an underwater technical and digital solutions company, to launch a new asset integrity management system for offshore energy operators, which the Italian giant sees as a further step towards the digital and sustainable transformation of the energy industry. Saipem disclosed this week that it has launched... Continue Reading →
Taiwan: Taiya Renewable Energy to Join Floating Wind Demonstration and 3-2 Zonal Development in 2023
Taiya Renewable Energy (TRE), an offshore wind power developer in Taiwan, said Thursday it would bid for the second phase of wind power zonal development and floating demonstration project in 2023. Taiya has invited local and foreign investors interested in the development of Taiwan's offshore wind power to cooperate with it. Taiwan's Ministry of Economic... Continue Reading →
Jan de Nul’s Les Alizés Vessel Departs China for First Offshore Wind Mission in Germany
Offshore installation company Jan De Nul said Thursday that Les Alizés, its next-generation heavy lift vessel, had sailed away from the CMHI Haimen Shipyard in China and is currently heading for Europe. The vessel was delivered by the shipyard on January 16 and departed Thursday. Les Alizés is designed for loading, transporting, lifting, and installing offshore... Continue Reading →