The manufacturer of the damaged blade on the Vineyard Wind farm, GE Vernova, has revealed the findings of a preliminary investigation and claims that the problem was faulty manufacturing, not a design flaw. The turbine suffered blade damage on July 13. No one was hurt but the island beaches were...
https://splash247.com/ge-vernova-blames-faulty-manufacturing-for-vineyard-wind-blade-incident/
Singapore-based company confirms completion of deal to create largest Asian offshore wind player
Offshore drilling giant Transocean has secured more work for two of its drillships in the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The New York-listed contractor revealed in its latest fleet status report that the Deepwater Atlas drillship was awarded two firm contracts by Beacon Offshore. The ultra-deepwater...
https://splash247.com/transocean-picks-up-extensions-for-drillship-duo/
Australia’s Shelf Subsea has entered into a long-term charter with Singapore-based Jumeirah Offshore for the diving support vessel (DSV) Oriental Dragon. The charter is for five years effective towards the end of this year following the vessel’s current obligations. The vessel is an ST-246...
https://splash247.com/shelf-subsea-takes-jumeirah-offshore-dsv-on-long-term-charter/
Singapore-based offshore wind vessel pure-play Cyan Renewables has acquired Perth-based OSV operator MMA Offshore for AUD 1.1bn ($702m). According to a statement by the two companies, this transaction marks the region’s largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services industry. MMA...
https://splash247.com/cyan-renewables-buys-mma-offshore-for-700m/
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has been awarded funding by the Glasgow-based Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) to develop an over-the-horizon (OTH) uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with the ability to launch and recover towed sensor packages.
The goals of the development project are to provide a more environmentally friendly methodology for data acquisition to support offshore energy asset decommissioning, including verification of clear seabed, marine growth monitoring, environmental and...
https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/sulmara-wins-funding-for-oth-uncrewed-surface-vessel/
Oslo-listed OSV pure play Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has won a new contract for its large platform supply vessel Energy Swan, securing coverage for the rest of the year. The 2005-built unit has been fixed out of the North Sea to a “first-class international operator” for 100 days from...
https://splash247.com/golden-energy-offshore-clinches-new-psv-fixture/
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has issued its quarterly Fleet Status Report detailing contract updates for its offshore drilling rigs. The report reveals an incremental backlog of approximately $656 million during…
https://gcaptain.com/transocean-fleet-update-reflects-rise-in-offshore-drilling-dayrates/
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles’ public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.42 billion), boosted by income from offshore wind leases, its…
https://gcaptain.com/britains-crown-estate-post-record-profits-on-offshore-wind-licenses/
Borealis Maritime’s offshore vessel arm, Aurora Offshore, has secured long-term employment for one of the platform supply vessels taken over from Viking Supply Ships earlier this year. Brokers report the 2021-built Aurora Cooper fixed to BP UK for one year plus options, with the charter likely...
https://splash247.com/aurora-offshore-scores-one-year-psv-fixture-with-bp/