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The US Department of the Interior has chosen Elizabeth (Liz) Klein to take over as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) upon the resignation of Amanda Lefton, effective January 19.
[Read more…] about New director named for US Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementOffshore installation services company DEME Offshore has won a ‘substantial contract for the transportation and installation of the inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in the U.S. by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP.
[Read more…] about DEME secures substantial inter-array cable contract in USPrysmian Group is investing $200 million to build a new submarine cables factory at Brayton Point, partnering with the commonwealth of Massachusetts and town of Somerset to create a supply hub for essential components for renewable energy production to support the U.S. energy transition.
[Read more…] about Prysmian Group creating renewable energy hub at Brayton Point, USADOC Cable Solutions from the Netherlands was recently awarded a long-term rental contract for three offshore designed lifted 9000mt carousels.
[Read more…] about Contract award for DOC Cable SolutionsEquinor, Invenergy LLC and RWE have all won sites in the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s first Pacific seabed tender, for sites off the coast of California.
[Read more…] about Announcement California Lease Sale WinnersWärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Texas-based Bleutec Industries.
[Read more…] about Wärtsilä to act as system integrator for Binary Marine Installation SolutionCommunity Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has awarded Fugro an offshore survey contract to support site appraisal and concept design activities in the New York Bight.
[Read more…] about Fugro strengthens leading position in US offshore wind marketLast week Vineyard Wind announced that cable installation for the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm has begun approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard.
[Read more…] about Vineyard Wind begins offshore cable installation campaignØrsted is adding a new corporate office in the Houston area, complementing its existing office in Austin.
[Read more…] about Ørsted opens new office in HoustonAs 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 areas
