Fossil Energy – Drilling
Borr Drilling 400-ft jack-up Gunnlod has been awarded a new contract with an undisclosed operator in Southeast Asia.
[Read more…] about New contract for jack-up GunnlodØrsted opens new office in Houston
General – Business
Ørsted is adding a new corporate office in the Houston area, complementing its existing office in Austin.
[Read more…] about Ørsted opens new office in HoustonRotech Subsea completes trio of OWF cable burial operations
Wind Energy – Cable Burial
Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) specialist, Rotech Subsea completed three remedial cable burial scopes of work offshore Germany for a European electricity cabling giant.
[Read more…] about Rotech Subsea completes trio of OWF cable burial operationsShell awards North Sea platforms software support contract
Fossil Energy – Data Integration
Surface Corrosion Consultants have been engaged by Shell NAM to provide a ten-year package through its innovative Surface Asset Management (SAM) software.
[Read more…] about Shell awards North Sea platforms software support contractSubsidy to build and test Offshore Floating Solar platform Merganser
General – Solar Energy
Dutch Offshore Floating Solar (OFS) consortium Merganser has received a 7.8m EUR project subsidy from RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) to develop, test and validate the Merganser solar energy platform in harsh North Sea weather conditions.
[Read more…] about Subsidy to build and test Offshore Floating Solar platform MerganserCecon orders new cable installation vessel
Wind Energy – Cable installation vessel
Cecon Contracting from Oslo recently entered into an agreement for building a groundbreaking state-of-the-art cable installation vessel.
[Read more…] about Cecon orders new cable installation vesselCOWI to support Equinor’s energy transition
General – Renewable Energy
Full-service consulting company COWI is awarded a multi-year service agreement by Equinor, focusing on support with offshore wind projects and low-carbon solutions.
[Read more…] about COWI to support Equinor’s energy transitionBOEM identifies new draft wind energy areas
Wind Energy – USA
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore the U.S. central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.
[Read more…] about BOEM identifies new draft wind energy areasShell, Chinese partner to drop offshore wind farm project in France
General – France
Oil major Shell and state-owned Chinese energy company CGN on Tuesday said that they would drop their plan for a floating wind power project on France’s Brittany coast, citing inflation and supply chain problems among other reasons.
[Read more…] about Shell, Chinese partner to drop offshore wind farm project in FranceFugro signs offshore wind contract with Energinet
Wind Energy – North Sea I
Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development.
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