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  • Thialf Arrives in US Ahead of Empire Wind 1 Foundation Installation

    28 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf, the second-largest vessel of this kind in the world, has arrived in the US. The SSCV, which was deployed on oil and gas projects in the US several years ago, has now returned to the country to work on Equinor’s offshore wind farm in the federal waters off New York, […]

  • Hybrid SOV for Equinor’s Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project Hits the Water

    1 July 2025
    Vessels

    Edison Chouest Offshore has launched its new service operations vessel (SOV) ECO Liberty, which will be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US. Constructed at LaShip in Houma, Louisiana, ECO Liberty was built with American steel and components from companies across the Gulf Coast, with more than 500 Louisiana workers […]

  • Equinor Books USD 955 Million Empire Wind Impairment

    23 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has reported a net operating income of USD 5.72 billion (around EUR 4.88 billion) in the second quarter of 2025, down from USD 7.66 billion (around EUR 6.53 billion) in the same quarter last year, with this quarter’s figures including an impairment of USD 955 million (around EUR 814 million) related to the company’s […]

  • Oceantic Network: Empire Wind 1 Resumption ‘Win for Workers’

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The news about the US government rescinding the order to halt Empire Wind 1 construction activities has been welcomed by the offshore wind industry and New York state agencies. With more than 1,500 construction workers involved in the project and its supply chain spanning multiple US states, Oceantic Network said lifting the order was a […]

  • Maersk Terminates Seatrium Deal for WTIV Bound for Empire Wind Project in US

    10 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Singapore’s Seatrium has received a notice of termination regarding the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that was planned to be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in the US. In March 2022, Seatrium’s subsidiary Seatrium Energy International (SEI) secured a contract for the construction of a WTIV for Maersk Offshore […]

  • Equinor Resumes Empire Wind 1 Construction as US Gov’t Lifts Stop-Work Order

    20 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has notified Equinor that the stop-work order for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project, issued on 16 April, has been lifted. Equinor said on 19 May that the company will now resume construction work on what will be the first offshore wind […]

  • Equinor: ‘Situation for Empire Wind Unsustainable, We Need to Find Way Forward for Project Quickly’

    13 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following reports saying Equinor may pull the plug on the Empire Wind 1 project if the US government does not lift the order halting the construction soon, a company spokesperson confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz it was costing Equinor USD 50 million (around EUR 45 million) per week to keep the project on hold and said the […]

  • Sif Officially Opens Monopile Mega-Factory, New Facility Already Rolled Out 30 Empire Wind 1 Foundations

    15 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, officially opened its expanded factory at Maasvlakte 2, Rotterdam, on 14 May. Inaugurated by the Dutch Minister for Climate Policy and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans, the new facility has already produced 30 out of the total 56 monopiles for its first project, Empire Wind 1 in the United States. […]

  • Equinor May Ditch Empire Wind 1 ‘in Coming Days’ Unless Stop-Work Order Lifted – Reports

    12 May 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor could abandon the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project “in the coming days” if the stop-work order, issued by the US government soon after the project started offshore construction work, is not lifted, the president of Equinor Renewables Americas, Molly Morris, recently shared in an interview. Morris told Politico that the standstill was costing […]

  • USD 475 Million WTIV Dispute Pushes Seatrium, Maersk Offshore Wind to Arbitration Table

    22 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    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 (SEI) received a notice of termination for the USD 475 […]

  • Equinor to Participate in Ørsted’s Rights Issue as 10 Pct Shareholder

    1 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Equinor plans to participate in Ørsted’s upcoming rights issue, worth around EUR 8 billion, and maintain its 10 per cent ownership stake in the Danish offshore wind developer. On 1 September, Equinor said that, subject to the final terms of the rights issue, it intends to subscribe for new shares at a consideration of up […]

  • New York State Stops Offshore Wind Transmission Development Until ‘Federal Conditions Allow’

    22 July 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided to “strategically terminate” the Public Policy Transmission Need (PPTN) process for offshore wind transmission infrastructure. The PSC says this is due to the federal government halting new offshore wind permitting, and that cancelling the process ensures New York State ratepayers are protected by avoiding premature […]

  • Lawsuit Filed to Stop Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Several fishing and environmental groups in the US have filed a suit in federal court saying that the Departments of Interior and Commerce and their sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. A consortium comprising ACK for Whales, environmental […]

  • Full Production Ramp-Up at Sif’s New Monopile Mega-Factory Delayed Until First Half of 2026

    2 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif Group, is facing a delay in the ramp-up of production at its new monopile production facility at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam and expects to achieve this in the first half of 2026, instead of this year. Also in this article: In its half-year results for 2025, the company reported a […]

  • First US Subsea Rock Installation Vessel Launches, Delivery Early in 2026

    24 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has launched the first US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), with delivery expected early in 2026. Acadia, launched at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Pennsylvania, is capable of transporting and installing up to 20,000 tonnes of rock on the seabed, used as critical scour protection for […]

  • ‘Targeted Attack’ | US DOI Plans to Revoke More Permits; White House Seeking to Engage Health and Human Services Department?

    5 September 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    In a matter of months, the US offshore wind industry went from a growing investor and employer to an industry that is now undergoing what Oceantic Network called a “targeted attack” after reports emerged that the US Department of the Interior (DOI) plans to revoke federal permits for two more projects. The Trump administration has […]

  • US: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Engages CDC, Surgeon General to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms – Reports

    29 October 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study the potential negative impacts of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According to Bloomberg’s report, HHS tasked the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]

  • BREAKING: Trump Administration Stops Construction on 80-Pct-Complete Offshore Wind Farm

    23 August 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Only days after Ørsted reported in its half-year results that Revolution Wind was at 80 per cent of completion, the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order halting all offshore construction activities on the 704 MW project that is scheduled to start feeding electricity into Connecticut […]

  • Nexans, Crowley Wind Services Partner on US Cable Lay Barge

    1 August 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vessels

    France’s cable systems designer and manufacturer, Nexans, has partnered with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act-compliant cable lay barge, aiming to support subsea transmission work for offshore wind and other industries across the US. The 300-foot barge, flagged and crewed in the US, is being built in Louisiana and tested in […]

  • US Interior Secretary: ‘No Future for Offshore Wind Under This Administration’

    12 September 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at a press conference on 10 September that offshore wind has no future in the US under the Trump administration and that the government was reviewing five offshore wind projects that are now under construction. Speaking to the press at the Gastech event in Milan, Italy, Burgum said offshore […]

  • Equinor Says US Order on Empire Wind Project Is ‘Unlawful’

    30 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Anders Opedal, CEO and President of Equinor, said on 29 April that the order from the US government to stop construction activities of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm is “unlawful”. “We have invested in Empire Wind after obtaining all necessary approvals, and the order to halt work now is unprecedented and in our […]

  • Maersk Wind Installation Vessel Hits the Water

    5 May 2025
    Vessels

    Maersk Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) has been launched to sea at Seatrium’s flagship Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore. Maersk Offshore Wind is a spin-off from Maersk Supply Service, which designed and developed the Maersk WIV and has marketed the concept since 2018. The vessel is developed to be permanently stationed at the offshore wind farm […]

  • US Could Miss Out on USD 75 Billion in Offshore Wind Investment – IntelStor Analysis

    1 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development

    The current US administration’s aggression towards the offshore wind market could put at risk up to USD 75 billion in investment, according to an analysis by Houston-based IntelStor. Based on the analysis, the application of tariffs as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US have jeopardised more […]

  • ‘This Has Nothing to Do with National Security’ | Revolution Wind Halt Leaves Connecticut Leaders Demanding Answers

    28 August 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Connecticut officials say they have been left in the dark about why the US federal government suddenly ordered construction of the Revolution Wind offshore project to stop, even as billions of US dollars, hundreds of jobs, and counted-on grid capacity hang in the balance. “If there are issues to discuss, let’s discuss them. But nobody […]

  • Empire Energy, Kuehne+Nagel Join Forces on Offshore Wind

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    New York-headquartered Empire Energy and Kuehne+Nagel have joined forces to enhance offshore wind logistics and project delivery. From turbine assembly, commissioning, and operations through to heavy-lift transport, port staging, and international freight forwarding, customers will benefit from an integrated solution that reduces complexity and risk, according to the companies. “Offshore wind OEMs and developers want […]

  • OWC, Empire Engineering Win Work on TWP’s Scottish Offshore Wind Farms

    5 June 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Renewable energy consultancy OWC and Empire Engineering have been selected to provide owner’s engineering services for the 1 GW Ayre and 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farms in Scotland. The companies will support Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, from concept selection through to further design phases. OWC will act […]