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Jan de Nul orders another XL cable installation vessel

General – New Cable Installation Vessel

Offshore installation services company Jan De Nul has ordered another XL cable laying vessel (CLV), identical to the Fleeming Jenkin, which boasts ‘unrivalled cable-carrying capacity’.

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SSEN selects consortium as Preferred Bidder for Shetland 2 HVDC link

General – HVDC Subsea Cable

SSEN Transmission announced it has selected Sumitomo Electric Industries and its subsea cable installation partner, Van Oord Offshore Wind UK, (the Sumitomo Electric Van Oord Consortium) as preferred bidder for the proposed Shetland 2 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link subsea cable.

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Ocean Infinity delivers subsea geophysical survey for OWF

Wind Energy – Geophysical Survey

RWE and Masdar have placed a contract with marine technology and data acquisition specialist, Ocean Infinity, for 3D Ultra High Resolution seismic geophysical surveys at Dogger Bank South (DBS) West offshore wind farm.

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Elicio and BayWa r.e. win Floating Offshore Wind Tender

Wind Energy – Floating Wind France

In a landmark milestone for the global energy transition, the consortium between Elicio, international wind energy producer, and BayWa r.e., renewable energy developer and solutions provider, has been announced as winner of the AO5 tender in France to develop the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, by Bruno le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy.

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Revolution Wind achieves first ‘Steel in Water’ milestone

Wind Energy – Rhode Island

Revolution Wind has achieved its ‘Steel in the Water’ milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine foundation, a momentous milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm.

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Diamond offshore announces new drillship commitment

Fossil Energy – Ocean BlackHawk

Diamond Offshore Drilling today announced that it has executed a two-year contract extension with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the Ocean BlackHawk, commencing in November 2024 in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract.

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US DOE selects FloatHOME  to advance plans floating wind design

Wind Energy – DOE Award

Principle Power and Aker Solutions (the FloatHOME consortium) have been chosen as a winner for the second phase of the US Floating Offshore Wind Readiness (FLOWIN) Prize by the DOE.

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