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26 Feb 2024

Will 2024 Settle the Turbulence of US Offshore Wind?

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There is no denying that 2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. offshore wind market. Citing macroeconomic factors including high inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain bottlenecks, Ørsted announced on October 31 that they were ceasing the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 projects, which were scheduled for construction off the coast of New Jersey. Unfortunately, the troubling news has continued into the new year, with Equinor and BP announcing on…

08 Jan 2024

Great Lakes, Van Oord Receive Rock Installation Contract Termination

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Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has terminated the contract awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Van Oord for rock installation at Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project.In 2022, the Great Lakes and Van Oord consortium was contracted by Empire Wind to perform rock installation for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 projects with installation windows in 2025 and 2026, respectively. The Article 7 for Empire Wind 1 was approved by the New York State…

27 Dec 2023

Prysmian Commissions Inter-Array Cable System at French Offshore Wind Farm

Cable laying vessel Ariadne (Credit: Asso.subsea)

Prysmian Group has commissioned the inter-array cable system for the Fécamp offshore wind farm, located in the English Channel, offshore France.The Fécamp offshore wind farm is composed of 71 wind turbines with a total capacity of nearly 500MW.It will be able to generate clean electricity equivalent to the power needs of over 770,000 people.Prysmian had secured this project in 2020 with a contract awarded by EDF Renewables and its partners.Asso.subsea was contracted by Prysmian Group to execute the seabed preparation, installation and protection works for the cables.

04 Dec 2023

Offshore Wind: Great Lakes Awarded Another Rock Install Job

Rendering of Great Lakes' subsea rock installation vessel Acadia, currently under construction at Philly Shipyard. (Image: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation)

U.S.-based dredging and marine services company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on Monday announced it has been awarded a third rock installation contract to perform subsea rock cable protection on an offshore wind project off the East Coast of the United States. The project remains subject to the client’s final investment decision (FID).Great Lakes will use the first Jones Act compliant subsea rock installation vessel, the Acadia, currently under construction at Philly Shipyard in the U.S. to execute the project. The project scope includes procurement of rock from our U.S.

31 Mar 2023

Newbuild VLGC to Be Equipped with Norsepower's Rotor Sails

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Auxiliary wind propulsion systems provider Norsepower announced a contract for the delivery and installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails on a newbuild Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) for global shipping company IINO Lines.The new LPG dual fuel ship – delivered today from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd in Korea is ready to be equipped with two bespoke 20m tall Norsepower Rotor Sails side by side. The new, specially designed, 20m x 4m units have been developed to accommodate the vessel’s specific air draught limits.

14 Jul 2022

Maersk Wins Second U.S. Contract for Its Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Credit: Maersk Supply Service

Danish offshore services company Maersk Supply Service has won its second offshore wind installation contract in the U.S. The company, best known for its offshore support vessels, in March ordered a wind turbine installation vessel, and won its first contract with Equinor and BP to install turbines at the Empire Wind project in the U.S.Now, Maersk Supply Service has won a deal to install the wind turbines at the Beacon Wind farm off the U.S. East Coast, also for a joint venture between Equinor and BP. The installation of Beacon Wind is expected to start in 2028.

28 Jun 2022

NOV Equipment, Design for Cadeler's Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Credit: NOV

NOV confirmed Tuesday it has won contracts for the equipment and design of offshore wind installation firm Cadeler's first F-class jack-up vessel. The recently ordered F-class jack-up, is a custom version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model designed as a hybrid wind turbine and foundation installation jack-up vessel. In addition to the first two X-class units, which will be able to install next-gen offshore wind turbines, this will be Cadeler's third GustoMSC-designed jack-up vessel…

09 Jun 2022

Huisman's Leg Encircling Crane for Another Cadeler Offshore WInd Vessel

Credit: Huisman

Dutch crane specialist Huisman won a contract with China's COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd. for the design and construction of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC).The crane, with a fully electrically driven system, will be installed on the $345 million F-class jack-up vessel recently ordered by the Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler. The vessel will be able to install both offshore wind foundations as well as the next-generation wind turbines.To remind, Huisman last year won contracts for two identical 2…

09 May 2022

Cadeler Orders $345M Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel from COSCO

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Danish offshore wind installation services provider Cadeler has officially ordered a $345 million offshore wind foundation installation vessel from China's COSCO Heavy Industries.Cadeler first announced the plan to order the F-class vessel last week, when it announced a private placement of shares aimed at raising the part of the funds for the vessel order. The contract includes an option for an additional X or F-class vessel."The new vessel will enable Cadeler to target the growing…

05 May 2022

Cadeler in Talks to Order Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel

Offshore wind turbine foundation - Credit: James Jiao/AdobeStock

Danish wind turbine installation company Cadeler is contemplating a private placement of shares to raise funds to pay for a portion of a planned order for a newbuild offshore wind foundation installation vessel (F-Class) vessel.The company, which owns two offshore wind turbine installation vessels, with another two (X-class) on order, said Wednesday it planned to raise between $70 – 90 million through the placement of new ordinary shares with a par value of DKK 1.00 in the company at an offer price of NOK 32.32 per share, through an accelerated bookbuilding process.

24 Jan 2022

Enauta Buys FPSO OSX-2 for Deployment at Atlanta Field

Brazilian oil company Enauta has agreed to buy FPSO OSX-2 for the Definitive System (DS) of the Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The completion of the acquisition is contingent on compliance with the agreed contractual conditions and is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2022. "The acquisition of FPSO is another important step towards the implementation of the Definitive System of the Atlanta Field. The negotiated terms allow the project to have a low breakeven and attractive returns. If we are successful in sanctioning the project, Atlanta’s production will reach around 50 thousand barrels of oil per day as of 2024, creating substantial value for our shareholders,” said Décio Oddone, the Company’s CEO.

27 Dec 2021

Van Oord Charters WTIV Seajacks Scylla

Seajacks Scylla (Photo: Seajacks)

Eneti Inc. announced its subsidiary Seajacks UK Limited, a provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, has signed a contract with Dutch marine contractor Van Oord for the charter of wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Seajacks Scylla.Seajacks Scylla, the largest and most capable vessel in Seajacks' fleet, is currently employed through 2022 in Taiwan. The vessel will move to Europe upon completion of its existing turbine installation contract…

20 Dec 2021

Yinson, Enauta Pen LoI for Atlanta Field FPSO

Illustration; An FPSO offshore Brazil - Image by Ranimiro - Adobe Stock

Malaysian FPSO contractor Yinson has signed a Letter of Intent with the Brazilian oil company Enauta Energia for the provision, operation, and maintenance of an FPSO at Enauta's Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Enauta has been producing oil from the field using the FPSO Petrojarl I as an Early Production System, and has been looking to deploy another FPSO at the field for full-field development.The oil company and the Malaysian FPSO supplier had in August signed…

05 Nov 2021

DEME Offshore, Prysmian Win Largest Ever U.S. Offshore Wind Installation Deal

A DEME Offshore installation vessel - Credit: DEME Offshore

Offshore installation contractor DEME Offshore has said it has secured a +$1.1 billion Balance of Plant (BoP) contract for the construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in a consortium with Prysmian. The contract, with a total value amounting to +$1.9 Billion, has been awarded by Dominion Energy Virginia, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy Inc., to a consortium, made up of DEME Group and Prysmian.According to DEME Offshore, the agreement is the largest offshore wind installation contract ever awarded in the U.S.

09 Feb 2021

Jumbo Delivers Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Goods

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Dutch heavy lift and transportation firm Jumbo has recently completed the transportation part of what is the company's largest-ever job - the Transportation and Installation contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.Jumbo said Tuesday it had mobilized its heavy lift vessels, together with subcontracted deck carriers and heavy lifters from third parties, to transport the 40 monopiles, 120 monopile sections, and 40 transition pieces (TPs) from yards in the Netherlands and Germany to Taiwan.The company secured the Yunlin T&I contract with Yunneng Windpower…

07 Jan 2019

Boskalis Wins Scottish Offshore Windfarm Installation Contract

Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm project.According to the Dutch marine outfit, the award was made by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a subsidiary of Red Rock Power Ltd. The project scope includes the transportation and installation of the wind turbine foundations, the offshore substation and cables.The award of the contract is subject to a successful bid by ICOL in the next UK Contracts for Difference auction (mid 2019) and financial close (second half of 2020). The contract size, excluding procurement, is expected to exceed EUR 200 million.Boskalis will in the coming months assist with the further engineering and design of the project.

13 Dec 2018

Seaway Offshore Cables Wins US Job

Subsea 7 associate Seaway Offshore Cables has won a contract to supply and install array cables for the 12-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) projects in the U.S."SOC in combination with Subsea 7, has been awarded its first US offshore wind project by Ørsted Wind Power North America who are constructing the project for Dominion Energy. This turnkey cable supply and cable installation contract for CVOW Project marks the continued success of a global renewables strategy for Subsea 7 in the U.S.," said a press release from the German company.The submarine cable installation, repair and maintenance company said that the multi-million-dollar contract will see SOC…

09 Nov 2018

Lundin Norway Awards EPCI Contract to WorleyParsons

Rosenberg WorleyParsons has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract (EPCI) by Lundin Norway ASO in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The services include planning, engineering, prefabrication, offshore installation and commissioning support. The objective of the modification is to prepare Lundin’s Edvard Grieg platform to receive and process oil and gas from nearby offshore fields.The project starts immediately and has a duration of two and a half years. The services will be executed from WorleyParsons Rosenberg in Stavanger.“WorleyParsons is proud to be selected to execute this important brownfield modification project for Lundin Norway”…

24 Sep 2018

Prysmian Completes Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm Cable Project

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces the successful commissioning of the inter-array cable system for the Wikinger offshore wind farm, located within the West of Adlergrund cluster in the German Baltic Sea.According to a press release, Prysmian secured this project in February 2015 with a contract awarded by Iberdrola, the world-leading renewable energy developer and operator.“This important project marks a further significant milestone for the Group, being one of the first large category offshore wind farms where the Group has been responsible for the full inter-array ‘turnkey’ supply and installation contract…

19 Jul 2018

Subsea 7 Wins ‘Sizeable’ Offshore Contract

Subsea 7 S.A. announced today it has been awarded a “sizeable” offshore transportation and installation contract.The subsea engineering, construction and services company said offshore execution for the contract is planned for 2020 and that the deal is worth between $50 million and $150 million, but revealed no further details due to contractual obligations.

31 May 2018

Aqualis Offshore Completes Jacket Installation in Bahrain

Aqualis Offshore has completed the jacket installation engineering of an 1800T steel jacket structure offshore Bahrain as part of the Bahrain LNG Import Terminal. Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, delivered the project in cooperation with APMC, who were in charge of the transportation and installation contract on behalf of its EPC contractor client, GS E&C. Aqualis Offshore was contracted by GS E&C to provide loadout, transport and offshore installation of the jacket. Aqualis Offshore’s scope of work provided full engineering services related to the loadout,transportation and float off operation, towing, positioning, lowering to the seabed and buoyancy tank removal, including all marine procedures. The offshore installation was executed in May 2018.

08 May 2018

Shell Awards Deepwater Installation Contract in GOM

Photo: Jumbo

In another sign that activity in the moribund offshore sector is starting to loosen, Jumbo said that it has won the installation contract for the Shell deep-water Vito development in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Vito development is located in the Mississippi Canyon, approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans in water depth of more than 4,000 feet. Jumbo’s installation contract involves the initial pre-lay of the mooring system as well as the subsequent tow and hook-up of the FPS. "The Jumbo Offshore team is very grateful to Shell for this opportunity.

28 Sep 2017

TechnipFMC Wins Peregrino 2 Contract

TechnipFMC  has been awarded by Statoil an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract. It covers the execution of the subsea pipeline connection for the new production platform in Peregrino Phase II Project, located in Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. This new fixed platform will be connected by the in-field lines to the existing platform. TechnipFMC will be responsible for the overall execution for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, installation and pre-commissioning of the rigid pipelines, flexible lines and the required subsea equipment. The company will leverage local capabilities as well as the global state of the art pipelay fleet for the offshore campaign, which is scheduled to start in 2019.

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