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  • BP and Equinor Could Cancel US Offshore Wind Projects

    1 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters. The partners do not plan on developing the projects off the US East Coast unless they meet the ”return thresholds of 6% to 8%”, Reuters quoted bp’s CEO Bernard […]

  • Equinor Secures USD 3 Billion for New York City’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    3 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has secured a project financing package of over USD 3 billion (approximately EUR 2.9 billion) and reached financial close on Empire Wind 1, the first offshore wind farm to connect to New York City’s grid, which is already under construction after Equinor made a final investment decision (FID) on the project earlier this year. […]

  • BOEM to Start Environmental Review of 2+ GW Empire Wind

    17 June 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be conducting an environmental review of the Empire Wind project offshore New York and New Jersey. On 18 June, BOEM will publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Empire Wind, LLC, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Maersk Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to Feature NOV’s Equipment

    9 May 2022
    Vessels

    Texas-based NOV has received contracts from Sembcorp Marine Ltd to supply equipment for the offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) the company is building for Maersk Supply Service. The order will see NOV-BLM supply the rack and pinion jacking systems and the load transfer system while NOV Heavy Lift will deliver the GustoMSC-designed heavy lift […]

  • BP, Equinor Seal 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Deal with New York State

    17 January 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and BP have finalised the Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for their Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 projects, after being selected in the state’s offshore wind power solicitation in January 2021. The finalisation of the agreements was announced at an event […]

  • Xodus Completes Inter-Array Cables Study Offshore New York

    29 January 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Xodus Group has completed an inter-array cables installation study for Equinor’s Empire Wind Phase 1 offshore wind project in New York.  Xodus was tasked with maturing the inter-array cable installation concept to identify technical solutions or installation methodologies that may add value to the project if introduced at an early stage.  The company said it had developed a study for cable loadout, installation, logistics and the accommodation strategy, as well as […]

  • New York’s Offshore Wind Bid Winners Sign OREC Deals

    24 October 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has finalized contracts for the Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind offshore wind projects. NYSERDA signed 25-year OREC purchase-and-sale agreements with the joint venture of Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy for its 880MW Sunrise Wind and with Equinor for the 816MW Empire Wind. “New Yorkers know all too […]

  • Gardline on Empire Wind Survey Duty

    25 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Gardline Limited is conducting geophysical survey operations at Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.

  • Equinor and BP Win Big Offshore New York

    14 January 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected the partnership of Equinor and BP as the winner of the state’s second offshore wind solicitation. Under the award, Equinor and incoming strategic partner BP will develop the 1,260 MW Empire Wind 2 and the 1,230 MW Beacon Wind 1 offshore wind projects. […]

  • New York State Selects Two Shovel-Ready, Re-Bid Projects in 4th Offshore Wind Solicitation

    29 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Ørsted and Eversource’s Sunrise Wind projects in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation. Both projects secured agreements with the state earlier and re-bid in this procurement round to negotiate new 25-year contracts. NYSERDA and the developers of the selected […]

  • 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 Wind Turbine Installation Vessel to Be Built to ABS Class

    4 April 2022
    Vessels

    Sembcorp Marine will build the next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ordered by Maersk Supply Service to ABS Class, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) said. Two new feeder barges and two diesel-electric hybrid tugboat units will also be built to ABS Class by Kirby Offshore Wind (KOW), to supply the WTIV with towers and turbines […]

  • US: NY Congress Members Back Empire Wind’s Brooklyn Terminal Plans

    16 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US Congress members from New York State, Jerrold Nadler and Nydia M. Velázquez, have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of the Empire Wind offshore wind project, more specifically its Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan (PIIP) which would set up an offshore wind hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) […]

  • Empire Wind Offshore Wildlife Surveys Pass Halfway Point

    19 October 2018
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Monthly surveys of offshore wildlife in the proposed Empire Wind offshore wind farm area off the coast of New York state have passed the half-way point.

  • 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, […]

  • Skanska Wins USD 861 Million Offshore Wind Port Contract in USA

    29 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Sweden-headquartered construction and development company Skanska has won a contract worth USD 861 million to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into one of the largest dedicated offshore wind ports in the USA. This infrastructure project will support the Empire Wind offshore wind farm project, which is currently being developed by Equinor 15 […]

  • New York Gives Final Go-Ahead for Empire Wind 1 Construction to Commence

    17 May 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Norway’s Equinor has received final approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to begin construction on its 810 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on 16 May. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued on 16 May authorized the construction and operation of transmission facilities for […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘Chilling Signal to Investors in US Market’ | Backlash from Industry, NY State Agencies After US Gov’t Suspends Empire Wind 1 Mid-Construction

    18 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    US renewable energy industry organisations and New York state agencies, as well as the Governor, have responded with criticism to the decision of the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to halt construction on Empire Wind 1. The move has been called a “chilling signal” to investors in the US market by the CEOs of […]

  • 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 […]

  • New York Greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 Transmission Facilities

    14 February 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately 17.5 miles (about 28 kilometres) from the boundary […]

  • ‘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 […]

  • Equinor, BP and New York City Launch South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Transformation

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, has announced that plans for transforming the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a major staging and assembly facility for offshore wind and an operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects are moving forward. Under an agreement now finalised by the New York […]

  • GE-BOND Consortium to Build High-Voltage Electrical Systems for Empire Wind 1

    22 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A specially formed consortium between GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract to supply a digital onshore substation for Empire Wind 1 wind farm offshore New York, USA. Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, awarded […]