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COLUMN | Where the wind blows, part 2: Shell, Cadeler, HEA Energy, Cyan Renewables, Edda Wind, Norwind and Norside [Offshore Accounts]

In Part One last week, we looked at the paradox of offshore wind, a segment that is growing without profit for many players. This contrasts with offshore oil and gas, which has shrunk but has become intensely profitable for rig and vessel operators, and for the oil companies themselves. Whereas offshore oil and gas companies […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-where-the-wind-blows-part-2-shell-cadeler-hea-energy-cyan-renewables-edda-wind-norwind-and-norside-offshore-accounts/

Contract awarded for FSRU jetty construction in Wilhelmshaven, Germany

FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between French utilities company ENGIE and Brussels-based Tree Energy Solutions (TES), has awarded Van Oord a contract to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Van Oord is responsible for the procurement...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/maritime-infrastructure-development/contract-awarded-for-fsru-jetty-construction-in-wilhelmshaven-germany/

Empire Wind 2 rock installation contract terminated

Equinor and BP’s decision to “reset” the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project (see earlier story) has led to another contract termination. As we noted in our report, the so-called “reset” decision was soon followed by termination of Seatrium’s contract for the Empire Wind 2 offshore substation (OSS) platforms. Now the rock installation contract has been scrubbed.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) said last week that it had been informed of the termination of the Empire Wind 2...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/empire-wind-2-rock-installation-contract-terminated/

COLUMN | 2024 by the numbers: Cableships; methanol; the Nigerian Navy; BP and Equinor’s wind woes; Noble in Suriname and Colombia [Offshore Accounts]

We’ve passed Twelfth Night, so let’s look at some key numbers for the year ahead. This week’s lucky lottery numbers are 4, 10, 29, 177, and 470,000. Who is feeling lucky? Four newbuilds for wind: #1 Toyo Nature abhors a vacuum, and as Global Marine Systems, for two decades the former cablelay market leader, sinks […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-2024-by-the-numbers-cableships-methanol-the-nigerian-navy-bp-and-equinors-wind-woes-noble-in-suriname-and-colombia-offshore-accounts/

Van Oord to build “most ecological wind farm yet” for Ecowende

Van Oord has been contracted to build the Hollandse Kust (west) lot V wind farm. Located about 28.6 nautical miles west of the Netherlands, it is being billed by developer Ecowende (a joint venture of Shell and Eneco) as “the most ecological wind farm yet.”

As Ecowende’s contractor, Van Oord will be responsible for transporting and installing the foundations and will also lay, connect and bury the cables between the wind turbines. Finally, Van Oord will be handling the transportation and...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/van-oord-to-build-most-ecological-wind-farm-yet-for-ecowende/

South Fork delivers first offshore wind power to Long Island

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on December 6 the successful delivery of clean power to Long Island from the first operational wind turbine at Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind The news came less than a month after completion of the first operational turbine at the wind farm, which is located approximately 19 miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, New York.

South Fork Wind has now delivered its first offshore wind power to the Long Island...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/south-fork-delivers-first-offshore-wind-power-to-long-island/

First turbine installed at South Fork Wind

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the completion of installation of the first offshore wind turbine for Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind, marking a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and for what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in U.S.federal waters.

Once completed, the 130-megawatt offshore wind farm will address a growing reliability challenge for Long Island’s electrical grid, while also generating enough renewable energy to...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/first-turbine-installed-at-south-fork-wind/

Three new coastal protection projects to commence in Romania

The Dobrogea Litoral Water Basin Administration of the Romanian government has awarded Netherlands-based Van Oord three new contracts for works that will reinforce Romania’s coastline. Van Oord will design and construct 6.7 kilometres of resilient coastline for the Romanian seaside resorts of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/marine-projects-world/dredging-and-land-reclamation/three-new-coastal-protection-projects-to-commence-in-romania/

Van Oord Signs IRBC Agreement For The Renewable Energy Sector

Credit: KPI OceanConnect

Van Oord has become the first marine contractor to join the IRBC Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector. In the agreement, solar and wind energy companies, branch associations, the Dutch government, knowledge institutes, NGOs and trade unions are working together, says an article published on their website.

About the deal

The aim of the agreement is to promote international responsible business conduct (IRBC) in the renewable energy sector. This is done by jointly...

https://mfame.guru/van-oord-signs-irbc-agreement-for-the-renewable-energy-sector/

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