The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the inves
[CORRECTION NOTE: The article initially implied that the jack-up rig would be deployed on Dogger Bank Wind Farm for GE Vernova. The updated article notes two projects in the UK North Sea in which GE Vernova is currently engaged: Sofia and Dogger Bank Wind Farm.] Valaris has been awarded a contract f
The Spanish-German engineering company Siemens Gamesa has decided to shelve plans for an offshore wind turbine nacelle factory at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Siemens Gamesa told offshoreWIND.biz that the Port of Esbjerg remains a key hub for its offshore wind activities and that the company cont
Following the termination of Petrofac’s scope of work on the 2 GW offshore grid connection programme in the Netherlands by the Dutch TSO TenneT, the UK engineering and consultancy provider has filed for administration. In an update on 27 October, Petrofac said the Directors of Petrofac Limited, the
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidr
TGS, an energy data and intelligence provider based in Norway and the US, and EOLOS, a floating LiDAR technology provider based in Spain, have partnered to offer wind and metocean measurement campaigns in Brazil. Within the partnership, TGS will manage client contracts, campaign design, deployment a
Petrofac’s planned financial restructuring can no longer proceed as originally intended following the termination of its scope of work by TenneT for an offshore wind project, the company announced on 23 October. Petrofac said that its board has determined that the restructuring, which had reached an
AFRY has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall, under which the engineering consultancy company will be delivering technical consultancy services to the renewable energy developer. The agreement entails AFRY providing services across multiple competence areas and regions within Vattenfal
Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy has signed a contract with Kajima Corporation for the manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and installation of turbine foundations for the company’s offshore wind project in Japan. The contract covers the core construction of the wind turbine foundatio
The delivery of a next-generation subsea vessel being built at the Turkish Sefine Shipyard for Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas has been delayed for the third quarter of 2026, instead of the initial plan for early next year. The 100-metre-long Viking Vigor will be powered by methanol and, upon
Singapore’s Seatrium has received a notice of arbitration from Maersk Offshore Wind concerning the dispute over the termination of a contract for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), planned to be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in the US. Seatrium Energy International
South Korea’s Haesong Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to introduce Smart Fault Locator (SFL) technology for submarine cable fault detection. The Haseong Offshore Wind 1-3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastr
Jan De Nul has launched its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), Fleeming Jenkin, with the final vessel construction phase now starting, including sea trials. Jan De Nul announced in October 2023 that it had placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard, followed by an order for
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has ordered two sets of mission equipment from the Netherlands-based SMST for two of North Star’s newbuild service operation vessels (SOVs), which will serve RWE under a long-term charter agreement. The new contract follows an equipment order SMST received from Vard in 202
