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In an important step towards establishing an offshore wind industry in Canada, five wind energy areas (WEAs) have been proposed offshore Nova Scotia.
[Read more…] about Canada takes next step towards developing OWFs offshore Nova ScotiaToday, the Government of Canada, along with the Government of Nova Scotia and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, officially joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) – a move that is aimed at accelerating offshore wind development, creating thousands of jobs, and attracting billions in investment to the region.
[Read more…] about Canada officially joined Global Offshore Wind AllianceLegislation to enable the development of offshore wind energy projects in Atlantic Canada has become law.
[Read more…] about New law expands offshore wind opportunities in Atlantic CanadaThe last offshore oil and gas permits for Canada’s Pacific coast have been retired, the Canadian Government announced on February 21.
[Read more…] about Oil and gas companies give up rights to West Coast offshore permitsSFL Corporation has signed a drilling contract in Canada with a subsidiary of Equinor for the 10,000-ft harsh environment semisubmersible Hercules with an estimated contract value of about $100 million.
[Read more…] about Another contract for Hercules in CanadaThe Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has granted ExxonMobil permission to begin exploratory drilling using Odfjell-managed semisub Hercules.
[Read more…] about C-NLOPB permits ExxonMobil to begin drilling operationsThe Canadian province of Nova Scotia plans to offer leases for 5 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, with a first call for bids by 2025.
[Read more…] about Nova Scotia releases offshore wind roadmapNorway’s Equinor said on Wednesday that it will postpone its Bay du Nord Canadian offshore oil project for up to three years, due to rising costs.
[Read more…] about Equinor delays Bay du Nord Canada oil project up to 3 yearsKBR received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Equinor Canada for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the topside facilities of the new Bay Du Nord floating production, storage, and offloading facility (FPSO) to be located offshore Newfoundland, Canada.
[Read more…] about KBR awarded FEED contract for Equinor Bay du Nord FPSO projectNovaporte, a transportation, logistics and green energy development in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, announced today a concession agreement with Blue Water Shipping.
[Read more…] about Development of first offshore wind marshalling port in Canada
