As we’ve seen from recent disappointing offshore wind sales in the U.S. Gulf and then in the U.K., energy companies are becoming wary of the investment involved in getting into floating offshore
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of Equinor and BP’s proposed Empire Wind offshore wind project, which BOEM estimates could power more than 700,000 homes with
Kristiansand, Norway, headquartered Siem Offshore reports that it has secured a contract extension for the AHTS Siem Topaz with a local client in Taiwan. Commencement will be in direct continuation of the
A consortium led by Bibby Marine is to receive U.K. government matching funding for the construction of what, they say, will be the world’s first zero-emission electric service operation vessel (eSOV). With
Lifesaving and survival system specialist Survitec reports that its Crewsaver brand has launched a new “wear all day” lifejacket designed specifically for the offshore wind industry. Crewsaver’s new ErgoFit SOLAS lifejacket is
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Seaonics has received an order to supply all-electric ECMC (electric-controlled, motion compensated) gangway and crane packages for the two new methanol-ready battery hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) on
This week has not been a good one for U.S. offshore wind. Tuesday’s much anticipated U.S. Gulf of Mexico lease sale produced only one winning bid. RWE Offshore US Gulf, LLC was
Today’s U.S Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease auction is generating a lot of attention—not least because it brings the offshore wind industry to America’s offshore energy heartland. The auction will include
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through its Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, and Crowley have created a new joint venture to advance offshore wind solutions for the United States. It will strategically combine Crowley’s
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its Record of Decision approving Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind project, located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island. Ørsted