466 results found for 'Empire Offshore Wind'

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  • Føn Energy Services Wins Five-Year Maintenance Deal Covering Six Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

    26 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Føn Energy Services has secured a five-year contract to provide inspection, repair and maintenance services across six Dutch offshore wind farms after winning a combined tender issued by their owners, the company revealed on 26 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. The award covers Borssele 3&4, owned by the Blauwwind […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fugro Completes Surveys for TenneT’s 2 GW Offshore Grid Connection Projects in Germany

    21 October 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Fugro completed land and marine investigations for TenneT Germany’s LanWin1 and LanWin2 grid connections, which are part of the transmission system operator’s (TSO) 2 GW programme. The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project development. Fugro’s new GroundIQ service enabled low-impact geophysical surveys, including electrical resistivity profiling and […]

  • Sif Removes Empire Wind 2 from Order Book

    4 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch offshore wind foundation manufacturer, Sif, has received a notice of termination of its Empire Wind 2 monopile contract from the joint venture owned by BP and Equinor, who have just terminated their Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) agreement for the 1,260 MW project with the New York State. Sif was contracted to […]

  • 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 […]

  • Nexans to Provide Export Cables for Wind Farms Offshore New York

    30 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    French power cable manufacturer Nexans has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Empire Offshore Wind LLC to connect the Empire Wind offshore projects to the New York State’s onshore grid. The turnkey projects cover the full design and manufacturing, as well as the laying and protection of over 300 kilometres of export cables that will […]

  • COWI to Design Foundations for 15 MW Empire Wind Turbines

    15 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Empire Offshore Wind has awarded the engineering consulting group, COWI, with a contract to deliver a turnkey design for the wind turbine foundations for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 projects off the coast of Long Island, New York. This is COWI’s largest offshore wind engineering contract in the US to date, the company said. […]

  • Edison Chouest Offshore Signs Empire Wind SOV Contract

    13 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has awarded a long-term service operations vessel (SOV) charter agreement to the US-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to support the Empire Wind offshore wind farm project. The charter agreement has a fixed period of 10 years, with commencement in the mid-2020s. The plug-in hybrid SOV […]

  • Empire Wind to Probe Concrete Turbine Foundations

    17 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Empire Offshore Wind LLC to study the design and delivery of concrete foundations for the wind turbines at the Empire Wind project in New York. Empire Wind is being developed by Equinor and BP through their 50/50 strategic partnership in the US. Aker […]

  • BP and Equinor Pick Vestas 15 MW Turbines for US Offshore Wind Projects

    18 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has named Vestas as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.1 GW Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New York, USA. Vestas will provide 138 V236-15.0 MW turbines for Empire Wind 1 and 2, located 15-30 miles off the coast […]

  • Nexans Opening First US Subsea Cable Plant in November

    22 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Nexans is set to open the first U.S. high-voltage subsea cable facility in Charleston, South Carolina, on 9 November. The transformed subsea cable plant will support the expanding US offshore wind market, Nexans said. The company plans to create more than 200 new jobs for the industry by the end of the year. To remind, […]

  • Equinor Freezes Empire Wind 1 Construction, Considers Appealing US Gov’t Order

    17 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following an order to halt construction activities issued by the US government, Equinor said it will suspend the offshore construction “in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project.” Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire), the project company owned by Equinor, received a notice from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on […]

  • Maersk Makes Grand Entrance Into Offshore Wind Installation Market

    29 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The recently announced wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) for which Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine won a shipbuilding contract is now confirmed to have been ordered by Maersk, whose subsidiary Maersk Supply Service has just revealed that it signed a firm contract with a joint venture between Equinor and BP for the installation of the Empire 1 […]

  • DEME to Deliver Empire Wind Inter-Array Cables

    4 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    DEME Offshore US has been awarded a contract by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, to supply inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farms. Under the contract, DEME Offshore US will be responsible for transporting and installing inter-array cables, which will have a total […]

  • SMST Equipment for Edison Chouest Offshore’s SOV Newbuild

    18 September 2023
    Vessels

    Scotland-based Marine Procurement Ltd (MPL) has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a 5-tonne motion-compensated crane for Edison Chouest Offshore’s (ECO) service operation vessel (SOV). The motion compensated crane (M-Series) for the newbuild vessel will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024.  “SMST has an impressive track record and we are convinced that the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Bowdun Offers GBP 1 Billion Supply Chain Opportunity to Scottish Oil & Gas Firms

    25 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Bowdun, a 1 GW offshore wind farm being developed by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), has launched an initiative to unlock a GBP 1 billion (approximately EUR 1.1 billion) offshore wind opportunity for Scottish oil and gas supply chain companies to diversify into renewables. Bowdun will work with its partner DEME Offshore to pre-qualify firms as […]

  • US Greenlights First Offshore Wind Project to Connect to New York’s Grid

    14 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has been granted authorisation from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to link the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project directly into New York’s transmission system. Approved on 1 March, the Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) executed between Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project, New York ISO (NYISO), and Consolidated Edison Company of New […]

  • Seatrium to Build Offshore Platforms for BP and Equinor’s Empire Wind Projects

    5 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seatrium Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms (SMOP), has secured a contract from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, to supply two offshore substations for the Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farms in the US. The scope of the project involves the engineering, procurement, […]

  • BP and Equinor Halt Rock Installation Contract for Empire Wind 2 Offshore Wind Project

    5 January 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD), together with its consortium partner Van Oord, has been informed by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between BP and Equinor, of the termination of the rock installation contract for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project which was set to commence in 2026. In 2022, the GLDD-Van Oord […]

  • Equinor-BP Venture Taps Jacobs to Design US Offshore Wind Terminal

    31 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has selected Jacobs for the detail design of New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). Port upgrades to redevelop SBMT were part of the Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 project proposals Equinor and BP submitted in the 2021 offshore wind power solicitation in […]

  • Sif Produces First Empire Wind 1 Monopile in Netherlands

    29 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The first of 54 monopiles for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US has been manufactured at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On 28 November, the first monopile for Empire Wind was completed on the new production line of the expanded production facilities at Maasvlakte 2 Rotterdam. In February […]

  • US Issues Clean Air Permit for 2.1 GW Empire Wind

    16 February 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Clean Air Act permit to Empire Offshore Wind, owned by Equinor. The air quality analysis, conducted by EPA, showed that the impacts on air quality from the construction and operation of the offshore wind project will not cause or contribute to a violation of federal air […]

  • 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 […]