Danish design firm helps speed wind farm installation

JANUARY 24, 2017 — Two months ahead of schedule, the first of 67 Siemens 6 MW wind turbines has started started supplying the German electrical grid with energy from the Veja Mate

Reach takes Havila Shipping vessel for three years

JANUARY 23, 2016 — Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement with Havila Shipping ASA for use of the subsea vessel Havila Subsea for three years. The agreement also

VIDEO: Ulstein Verft delivers its largest OCV yet

JANUARY 20, 2017 — Norway’s Ulstein Group has delivered Island Venture, the largest Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) yet built at its Ulstein Verft shipyard. Owned by Island Ventures 5 LLC, a joint

BOEM sets next offshore wind lease sale date

JANUARY 18, 2017 — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) says that 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina will be offered in a commercial wind lease sale on March 16,

NY Governor Cuomo unveils massive offshore wind plan

JANUARY 11, 2017 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday called on the Long Island Power Authority to approve a 90 megawatt offshore wind project 30 miles southeast of Montauk. The

Emerson solution picked for Sleipnir ballast control system

JANUARY 5, 2017 — Heerema Marine Contractors has chosen Emerson Automation Solutions to provide a valve remote control (VRC) system for the world’s largest semi-submersible offshore crane vessel, SSCV Sleipnir, currently under

Keppel FELS reaches settlement on Parden jack-up

DECEMBER 30, 2016 — Singapore’s Keppel FELS has reached an agreement on the sale of a KFELS B Class design jack-up originally ordered back in August 2015 by Uruguay-based Parden Holding for

Farstad secured lenders agree payments stand-still

DECEMBER 27, 2016 – Back in November, Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA said it had signed a non-binding letter of intent with a company in the Siem Industries group for the financial restructuring

Obama permanent drilling bans could be short lived

DECEMBER 21, 2016 —  Oil and gas industry voices are already calling on the incoming Trump administration to reverse “permanent” restrictions on drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic announced yesterday by President

Statoil is winning bidder in NY offshore wind lease sale

DECEMBER 19, 2016 – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) reports that Statoil Wind US LLC, was the provisional winner of the December 16 competitive lease sale for renewable energy in

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