Offshore Wind
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November 24, 2025
FairWind has signed a strategic partnership with Japan’s Wind Energy Partners (WEP), accelerating its Asia Pacific expansion and enhancing onshore and offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance capabilities.
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November 10, 2025
Shell has canceled plans for two offshore wind projects in Scotland, returning its CampionWind lease amid higher costs and a shift in clean energy strategy.
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October 22, 2025
bp and Japan’s JERA are winding down their U.S. offshore wind joint venture, JERA Nex bp, citing an unfavorable policy environment under the Trump administration. The decision halts the planned 2.5-GW Beacon Wind project off Massachusetts amid a broader industry pullback.
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September 11, 2025
Equinor is considering combining parts of its renewable energy portfolio with Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted, in a move that could reshape the global offshore wind and clean energy market.
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September 05, 2025
President Donald Trump’s energy chief said there are active discussions in the administration about the future of an offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark’s Orsted A/S, where work was recently halted.
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September 01, 2025
Equinor ASA will spend almost $1 billion backing Orsted A/S’s share sale, in a crucial show of support as the Danish firm seeks to steady its finances following the Trump’s administration’s attacks on offshore wind.
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August 26, 2025
U.S. President Trump reiterated his opposition to wind power in a Tuesday cabinet meeting, as his administration has in recent weeks moved more aggressively to restrict projects by blocking approvals, halting construction and invalidating necessary permits.
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August 22, 2025
After the U.S. Department of the Interior ordered all work on the Revolution Wind project to stop on Friday, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito spoke out against the decision, calling it detrimental to the U.S.'s offshore energy supply chain.
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July 24, 2025
Acteon, through its Marine Foundations business line, MENCK, has secured a contract to supply advanced pile-driving equipment and operational services for the installation of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea.
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June 11, 2025
The BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership has become the first offshore wind developer to adopt and deploy WindSafe™, an AI-powered safety and assurance platform, across its portfolio of floating wind projects.
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May 20, 2025
U.S. officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have lifted the stop-work order for Equinor's Empire Wind project, offshore New York. “I would like to thank President Trump for finding a solution that provides for continued investments in energy infrastructure in the U.S.," said Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor ASA.
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May 12, 2025
Equinor ASA got no new signals that the Trump administration would reconsider the halt imposed on the Empire Wind project when its CEO met with a top White House official last week. Now the company must decide whether it will kill the project.
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April 17, 2025
In accordance with a halt work order issued by the U.S. government, Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Empire) will safely halt the offshore construction in waters of the outer continental shelf for the Empire Wind project.
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April 16, 2025
The National Ocean Industries Association has issued a statement after Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum halted construction activities of the Empire Wind offshore wind project and ordered a review of both existing and pending offshore wind permits.
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April 01, 2025
Eiffage, through Smulders (Eiffage Métal’s Belgian subsidiary), has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of HSM Offshore Energy. The combination of the two companies will strengthen their efficiency and their capacity to deliver large offshore projects.
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February 10, 2025
Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the trade and development body which represents the UK’s £9.2 billion underwater industry, has published a white paper explaining its strategies to improve subsea cable systems for offshore wind projects.
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February 07, 2025
Equinor ASA reined in its renewable-energy ambitions, less than two months after snapping up a $2.3 billion stake in Danish wind giant Orsted A/S. Rivals including BP and Shell are also returning their focus to the core oil and gas business.
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January 27, 2025
Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Japan-based Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) to carry out the engineering, procurement and construction for a 5,000-ton fully-revolving Heavy Lift Vessel project for the Japanese offshore wind market.
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January 08, 2025
DeepOcean has signed a charter contract for the high-spec subsea vessel Orient Adventurer. The new capacity aligns with the company’s subsea capabilities across both the offshore renewables and conventional energy sectors in multiple regions.
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December 05, 2024
JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has won a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
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December 04, 2024
OEG Energy Group has moved into a new global HQ in Dyce, Aberdeen, following a seven-figure sum investment in a multi-year lease. This marks a significant milestone in the organization’s 50-year journey, serving as a launch for its global expansion goals.
