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  • BP Joins Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    BP, a global leader in the energy industry, has confirmed its participation at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023. The company will join as one of the sponsors and exhibitors on what is already becoming a very exciting exhibition floor. Moreover, BP will take part in the OEEC programme, both on The Stage and […]

  • BREAKING: Germany Rakes In EUR 12.6 Billion Through ‘Dynamic Bidding’ Offshore Wind Auction

    12 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency. The bidding period for the participation in the tenders for the four areas that were not centrally pre-examined ended on 1 June. The auction entered […]

  • WindEurope: ‘European Governments Should Not Follow German Example of Negative Bidding’

    13 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry

    Following the results of the latest German offshore wind auction, which went into the so-called negative bidding stage and ended up earning the State billions from the winning developers, WindEurope warned that this would be passed on to consumers and the supply chain, and called on the German government to avoid this approach in future […]

  • BREAKING: Ørsted Receives Development Consent for 2.6 GW Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm

    13 July 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to Hornsea Project Four, a 2.6 GW offshore wind farm Ørsted plans to build some 69 kilometres off the Yorkshire Coast. The UK government, in a press release issued on 12 July, stated that Hornsea Four was the 126th Nationally […]

  • Kent to Design Foundations for 17-24 MW Wind Turbines for Two UK Offshore Wind Projects

    30 June 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dubai-headquartered engineering company Kent has won a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for EnBW and BP’s Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms in the UK. The company says it will design jacket foundations for 17-24 MW wind turbines that will be installed in a 35-metre water depth. The contract comes shortly after Kent […]

  • A Win for Coexistence in North Sea | BP and Ørsted Reach Agreement on Offshore Wind-CCS Project Overlap Area

    26 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and BP have reached an agreement on the previously disputed overlap area between the Hornsea Four offshore wind farm and the Endurance carbon storage site, developed by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) that gathers BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies. Quick overview: Ørsted submitted an application for the development consent order (DCO) for the 2.6 GW […]

  • Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind Enters Federal Permitting

    30 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate its eleventh offshore wind environmental review with Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, proposed to be built offshore Massachusetts and connected to the grid in New York and Connecticut. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an […]

  • Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 Expands with Additional Exhibition Hall  

    12 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Europe’s premier offshore energy event to feature an integrated conference area, Offshore Energy Pavilion, and more.   Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, the highly anticipated event for the offshore energy industry, is proud to announce the addition of an extra exhibition hall. The annual event, scheduled in 2023 for the 28th and 29th of […]

  • Seaway7 Completes EPCI Cables Scope on Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    11 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7 has completed the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) cables scope on the Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland, a joint venture project between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies. The inter-array cable team completed the termination and testing last weekend and the trenching was completed yesterday, said Seaway7. This follows less than six weeks after […]

  • Survey Activities Ramping Up on Equinor and BP’s New York Wind Site

    19 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Two survey activities are planned to start this month at the Empire Wind offshore wind farm site located about 20 miles south of Long Island. The first is a short-term underwater sediment survey campaign, planned to begin in late June. The sediment survey experts will sample the seabed along the proposed Empire Wind 1 and […]

  • OWC to Acquire Danish Offshore Wind Consultancy Company

    26 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Offshore Wind Consultants, an ABL Group company headquartered in London, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Denmark-based offshore wind consultancy, Delta Wind Partners (DWP). The acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter, is said to expand OWC’s technical offering in wind turbines and in consultancy at […]

  • Fugro Expanding Its Offshore Wind Expertise Centre in Virginia

    26 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Fugro will expand its regional centre of expertise for offshore wind, located in Norfolk, Virginia, as the company’s Virginia operations have grown over the past decade with the increase in the number of offshore wind projects on the US East Coast. The expansion, which was announced by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on 26 June, will […]

  • BP to Form Global Floating Wind Team

    14 October 2022
    Business & Finance

    The original article published on 14 October has been updated following the news that BP has qualified as an eligible bidder for the first offshore wind lease sale in California. BP is advertising a new opening in its offshore wind business, this time looking for the Head of Floating Offshore Wind, who will develop and lead […]

  • RPS Wins Contract for BP and EnBW’s UK Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    BP and EnBW have selected RPS as Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) lead for the development of the two lease areas the joint venture partners secured this February in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4. “The lease areas have a combined potential capacity of 3 GW, enough to power the equivalent […]

  • Masdar Joins BP’s UK Offshore Wind-to-Green Hydrogen Project

    24 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BP to acquire a stake in the company’s proposed green hydrogen project, HyGreen Teeside. Announced in November 2021, HyGreen Teeside is expected to produce 60 megawatt electrical input (MWe) of hydrogen at start-up in 2025, increasing to up to 500 MWe by 2030. Initially, […]

  • BP and EnBW Hire RPS for Morven Offshore Wind Project

    19 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    BP and EnBW have selected RPS to complete the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) for the development of the Morven offshore wind farm in Scotland, for which BP and EnBW secured a seabed lease in the ScotWind auction. RPS is already supporting BP and EnBW as an EIA consultant for the […]

  • BP Launches Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge

    22 March 2023
    Business development, Industry, Innovation, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Energy major bp has launched three separate calls for innovative ideas and new collaborations in the field of offshore wind. The call is part of bp’s effort to become a global leader in offshore wind, the company said. BP is on the lookout for collaborators, from individuals to large-scale organizations, who have new ideas, at […]

  • BP Ventures Into Offshore Wind with Equinor Partnership

    11 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    British multinational oil and gas company BP is moving into offshore wind for the first time with a new strategic partnership with Equinor. BP has entered into an agreement with Equinor to buy 50 per cent non-operated interests in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind assets on the US east coast for a total consideration […]

  • BP and EnBW Hire Kent for 2.9 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project

    13 April 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    Engineering and design service provider Kent has been awarded a contract by EnBW and BP to carry out pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies for the 2.9 GW Morven offshore wind project in Scotland. The pre-FEED studies, which are expected to last six months, will involve engineering design work that supports key decisions, foundation type, corrosion […]

  • BP Hires RWE Director to Head Its UK Offshore Wind Business

    15 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    BP has appointed Richard Sandford, now former Director of Offshore Development Europe at RWE Renewables, to lead its offshore wind business in the UK. According to information shared on social media, Sandford will start at his new position next month. BP, together with its partner EnBW, has 3 GW of offshore wind projects in the […]

  • Crown Estate Reports Record Profit as UK Round 4 Offshore Wind Option Fees Start Pouring In

    29 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has reported a record net revenue profit of GBP 442.6 million (around EUR 512 million) for the financial year 2022/23 thanks to earnings from option fees that the developers of the Round 4 offshore wind farms started paying this year. Offshore wind has also boosted the value of The Crown Estate’s wider […]

  • BP Officially Enters Offshore Wind

    1 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor have closed the transaction for BP’s acquisition of a 50 per cent interest in the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects off the U.S. east coast. The closing of the transaction marks BP’s official entry into offshore wind. “We see significant opportunities by rapidly growing bp’s offshore wind business, making a major contribution to […]

  • Quaybridge to Help BP Advance Its Global Offshore Wind Portfolio

    22 July 2021
    Business & Finance

    BP has formed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, under which the two companies will work together to advance BP’s global offshore wind portfolio and accelerate the building of the company’s in-house offshore wind knowledge. Quaybridge has already worked with BP as the company supported BP and EnBW in winning their ‘preferred bidder’ status for […]

  • BP and EnBW Set Sights on Scottish Offshore Wind

    11 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    UK oil major BP and the German energy company EnBW will be taking part in the upcoming ScotWind seabed leasing round in Scotland. The companies have now launched a bespoke online portal for the Scottish engineering and supply sector, as they aim to expand their partnership’s offshore wind portfolio by participating in the ScotWind auction. […]

  • BP, EnBW and ORE Catapult to Investigate Use of Low Emission Vessels on Offshore Wind Farms

    27 February 2023
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    EnBW, bp, and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will jointly investigate the use of zero- or low-emission support vessels at offshore wind farms. EnBW and bp are jointly developing three offshore wind projects in two UK locations – Morven, a potential 2.9 GW lease area off the east coast of Scotland, and Morgan and […]

  • BP to Open Offshore Wind Office in Germany, Starts Recruitment Drive

    31 October 2022
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Global energy major bp plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany dedicated to the development of offshore wind projects and is in the process of seeking employees for the new office. Offshore wind turbines are essential for a successful energy transition, and in Germany, the topic of wind power is being promoted particularly in […]