Business & Finance
Njord Offshore to Take Charge of Formosa 1 SATV
Njord Offshore Ltd has secured a contract to manage a new purpose-built service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV) for Siemens Gamesa at the Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan.
Boskalis Appoints New CFO from Within
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has nominated Carlo van Noort to be appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Boskalis at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) in May 2019.
SeaTwirl Inks Power Supply Deal in Norway
SeaTwirl has signed a deal with the Norwegian Haugaland Kraft for selling electricity from the SeaTwirl S2 turbine due to be installed in 2020.
Energinet Seeks Heli Services Provider
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a tender searching for a provider of offshore helicopter services.
Siemens Gamesa Reaches Blade Milestone in Hull
Siemens Gamesa has reached a milestone in the production of 75-meter long blades at its factory in Hull, UK, as it had produced 500 pieces.
Chevalier Floatels’ Walk-to-Work Duo Undergoing Maintenance
Chevalier Floatels’ walk-to-work vessels DP Gezina and DP Galyna are undergoing scheduled maintenance in the Netherlands after completing summer campaign works. This summer, DP Galyna supported a maintenance program servicing two offshore wind farms for a turbine manufacturer. DP Gezina provided acc
SSC Wind and Robur Combine Forces
SSC Wind and Robur have signed an agreement to join forces with an aim to expand their wind energy service portfolios.
Northwester 2 Reaches Financial Close
Northwester 2 has reached the official close of financial agreements with all key stakeholders and banks for the construction of the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
DEME Group to See CEO Switch in 2019
DEME Group has selected Luc Vandenbulcke to succeed Alain Bernard as CEO, effective from 1 January 2019.
Vineyard Wind Forms Local Ties
US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has entered into a Host Community Agreement (HCA) with the Town of Barnstable in Massachusetts.
Louis Dreyfus Unveils First SOV for Ørsted
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has launched its service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Change destined to operate for Ørsted.
Ørsted Builds US Offshore Wind Powerhouse
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw Group to acquire a 100% equity interest in Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind at a purchase price of USD 510 million.
EIB Okays Northwester 2 Loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of the Northwester 2 wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of EUR 210 million.
Innogy and Shell Back Stiesdal’s TetraSpar Concept
Innogy, Shell and Stiesdal Offshore Technologies A/S (SOT) have signed an investment and cooperation agreement to build a demonstration project using SOT’s TetraSpar floating foundation concept.