General – Appointment
Roberto Frigeni has joined the Spliethoff-BigLift Houston office as Vice President of Business Development.
[Read more…] about Spliethoff-BigLift appoints new Vice PresidentCost of CVOW project has gone up by around 9%
Wind Energy – Cost Increase
Dominion Energy recently provided several updates for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project and revealed that the cost of the 176-turbine project has gone up by around 9%.
[Read more…] about Cost of CVOW project has gone up by around 9%Trump suspends new federal offshore wind leasing
Politics – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.
[Read more…] about Trump suspends new federal offshore wind leasingPrysmian ditches plan to build US offshore wind cables factory
General – US Politics
Italy’s Prysmian will abandon a plan to build a plant in the United States to make cables for offshore wind parks, the group said in a statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday, even as it expands its overall business in the country.
[Read more…] about Prysmian ditches plan to build US offshore wind cables factoryBOEM approves Construction and Operations Plan SouthCoast OWF
Wind Energy – SouthCoast Wind Project
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project.
[Read more…] about BOEM approves Construction and Operations Plan SouthCoast OWFMassachusetts delays offshore wind contracts
Wind Energy – Delay
Massachusetts delayed finalizing contracts for a pair of offshore wind projects last week, adding to the uncertainty facing the industry as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
[Read more…] about Massachusetts delays offshore wind contractsDoug Burgum emphasizes energy production for US security
General – US Politics
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect’s goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and waters, calling it key to national security.
[Read more…] about Doug Burgum emphasizes energy production for US securityBiden issues mass offshore drilling ban
Fossil Energy – Drilling Ban
US President Joe Biden on Monday, January 6, banned offshore drilling across an immense area of coastal waters, two weeks before Donald Trump takes office pledging to massively increase fossil fuel production.
[Read more…] about Biden issues mass offshore drilling banFirst transition pieces for CVOW
Wind Energy – Coastal Virginia
DEME’s heavy lift vessel Orion has begun installing transition pieces for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the United States.
[Read more…] about First transition pieces for CVOWTrump calls for North Sea to be reopened and wind turbines removed
General – Politics
Donald Trump wants the North Sea to be reopened for oil exploration and wind turbines removed.
[Read more…] about Trump calls for North Sea to be reopened and wind turbines removed