https://nordrift.app/offshore_wind/today?lang=enNordrift's daily briefing for Offshore Wind. Automatically composed with AI from the cited sourcesenhttps://nordrift.app/article/a6444424-5415-4e40-8ab5-259abfef98a9?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/a6444424-5415-4e40-8ab5-259abfef98a9Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000It is the fifth such deal, bringing the Interior Department's total offshore-wind buyback commitments above $3.9 billion, according to the article. In exchange for the $1.22 billion settlement, RWE has agreed to invest $900 million for a 16% stake in the Louisiana LNG project, sign a $300 million turbine reservation agreement, and plans to invest roughly $19.6 billion in the U.S. over six years. The three relinquished leases are the New York Bight lease (for which RWE's joint venture bid $1.1 billion in 2022), the Canopy Offshore Wind lease off Northern California ($157.7 million, 2023), and the Lake Charles lease off Louisiana ($5.6 million, 2023). RWE stated there is no foreseeable permitting path for the projects.https://nordrift.app/article/1b6750e6-9276-4528-b049-194b6e77e636?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/1b6750e6-9276-4528-b049-194b6e77e636Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000TotalEnergies is withdrawing from all its Danish offshore wind projects, including the Jammerland Bugt and Lillebælt Syd nearshore sites awarded in Denmark's 2023 tender. The company confirmed the decision on 6 August 2026, marking a full exit from the Danish offshore wind market. No reason was publicly specified, and no timeline for formal relinquishment was given.https://nordrift.app/article/08e7d40c-4388-4a9a-951c-00e2ddbb0115?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/08e7d40c-4388-4a9a-951c-00e2ddbb0115Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The Hesselø project is sited in the Kattegat Sea about 30 km from the coast with a minimum capacity of 800 MW, while North Sea I Mid lies roughly 20 km off Hvide Sande in the North Sea with a minimum of 1,000 MW. The two projects come with a 30-year consent and a 10-year extension option, with grid connection points reserved approximately 50 km inland. Vattenfall already operates five Danish offshore wind farms producing around 6.5 TWh annually.https://nordrift.app/article/3703c2d8-f02f-4ed8-8334-c3368b215e42?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/3703c2d8-f02f-4ed8-8334-c3368b215e42Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://nordrift.app/article/3b686ca3-1caa-424d-9a46-200c81c5ead2?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/3b686ca3-1caa-424d-9a46-200c81c5ead2Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000EnBW Deputy CEO and CFO Thomas Kusterer told analysts on an earnings call that "certain activities have been temporarily paused as a precaution" following the 22 July blade failure on a Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbine at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. Work is halted on the affected turbine and on blades from the same production site. Root cause has not been determined, though Kusterer said EnBW assumes "a single issue with one blade." Basic commissioning continues, with the 64th turbine nearing completion. EnBW noted the turbines have not yet been officially handed over; Vestas retains responsibility.https://nordrift.app/article/7b41dea4-d8ff-466c-9213-1589ac64e4e6?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/7b41dea4-d8ff-466c-9213-1589ac64e4e6Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Seaway7's heavy crane vessel Seaway Alfa Lift installed all 54 transition pieces at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm off eastern Scotland, two months after the project's 54 monopiles were completed. The 28-metre, 700-tonne TPs were supplied by CWHI and CFHI and marshalled at Forth Ports' yard in Leith. The next phase covers installation of 54 pin piles for 18 jacket foundations, with array cable and turbine installation campaigns scheduled to begin later this year.https://nordrift.app/article/34906624-9fad-4733-a683-3588720fcc35?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/34906624-9fad-4733-a683-3588720fcc35Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The application window closed at 1200 GMT+1 today. More than 17 GW of offshore wind capacity was eligible to bid into Pot 3, which carries a maximum strike price of £113/MWh. Over 800 MW of floating wind capacity was eligible for Pot 4, where it will compete alongside a new "other deepwater offshore wind" category against a bid ceiling of £271/MWh. All figures are in 2024 prices. Developers now face a week-long sealed-bid window opening this autumn, with results expected between 27 November 2026 and 17 February 2027. UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh will confirm auction budgets once applications are assessed.https://nordrift.app/article/247765fd-85d5-4520-acf4-2a8a65f28966?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/247765fd-85d5-4520-acf4-2a8a65f28966Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The article adds no new factual development beyond what the reader already knows. It recaps that Mingyang Smart Energy is seeking to supply turbines for the two Danish offshore wind farms Vattenfall won, that Danish minister Lars Aagaard opposes Chinese turbines on energy-security grounds, and that the procurement decision has not yet been made.https://nordrift.app/article/0acb0bee-11f6-4c61-b957-d7b4d44ebade?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/0acb0bee-11f6-4c61-b957-d7b4d44ebadeFri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Another tanker aborted its Strait of Hormuz transit after two explosions were reported 37 NM southwest of Bandar-e-Jask, Iran, according to Ambrey. The attempted attack coincided with Iran announcing a deal with Oman to "reopen" the strait — a toll proposal the US has previously rejected and that would require IMO member approval under UNCLOS. Bridget Diakun of Lloyd's List Intelligence noted that non-Iranian-linked transits rose from 28 to 52 week on week, against a pre-crisis norm of over 700, and that 70 vessels that arrived in February plus 65 that entered during the collapsed MOU period remain stuck. Neil Dekker of Infospectrum said major liners see no reason to alter Cape-routed services.https://nordrift.app/article/31894992-8541-448b-b29f-fdf6de2b3a50?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/31894992-8541-448b-b29f-fdf6de2b3a50Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Meteorologists from MetDesk, the UK Met Office, and Vaisala say August rains will be too sporadic and misplaced to restore critically low Rhine and Danube flows. Precipitation is expected across the Alps, northern UK, and parts of central Europe, but the hardest-hit catchment areas will get little relief. Vienna hit a record 40.8°C on Tuesday, and average temperatures are forecast to run 5°C to 8°C above normal this week. High pressure is expected to rebuild by early next week, potentially bringing a fifth major heat wave of the summer. Low river levels continue to force reduced barge loads, higher freight costs, and cargo shifts to land routes, while high water temperatures curb power generation at riverside reactors from France to Hungary. Longer-range models suggest unusually warm weather may persist through end-August, with stormier intervals possible later in the month.https://nordrift.app/article/2a7a08cc-58c0-4bbd-aeb2-0d337d3c10b5?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/2a7a08cc-58c0-4bbd-aeb2-0d337d3c10b5Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The maximum authorised draft will drop to 48.0 feet (14.63 metres) on 26 August and to 47.5 feet (14.48 metres) on 3 September — the fourth and fifth reductions this year, following earlier cuts from 49.5 feet in early July to 49.0 feet on 24 July and 48.5 feet on 15 August. Daily transit numbers are unaffected; the ACP frames the measures as water conservation informed by the severe 2023–24 drought and supported by water-saving basins, simultaneous lockages, interior gates and curtailed hydroelectric generation at Gatun Dam.https://nordrift.app/article/5b195ebb-40f8-4c9f-b4b7-fcb05873f666?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/5b195ebb-40f8-4c9f-b4b7-fcb05873f666Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The UK floating offshore wind project won consent on 7 August 2026, the same day as the UK's Contracts for Difference auction deadline. No project name, developer, capacity, or location is available from the headline and standfirst alone.https://nordrift.app/article/d604b94f-2941-401d-b835-1ad8b45c0349?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/d604b94f-2941-401d-b835-1ad8b45c0349Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The report is due 13 August. An analyst argues that Ørsted's stated "farm down" strategy — selling equity stakes in operational or in-construction projects to recycle capital — faces a buyer's market, because the pool of prospective equity investors in offshore wind has narrowed while the volume of assets being offered for sale across the sector has grown. Under those conditions, any transaction is likely to price below Ørsted's book values, pressuring returns.https://nordrift.app/article/04bda5c7-3dbf-40ba-9ad8-e3ffe7a1bacd?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/04bda5c7-3dbf-40ba-9ad8-e3ffe7a1bacdFri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000BP's offshore wind joint venture has absorbed a USD 700 million impairment, according to details now surfacing. No further breakdown of the project, partner, or geography was provided in the report.https://nordrift.app/article/6beb938c-da0d-415d-a25e-291faa7b07c5?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/6beb938c-da0d-415d-a25e-291faa7b07c5Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The $4 billion figure aggregates the Judgment Fund reimbursements that the Trump administration has paid or committed to pay developers for voluntarily relinquishing offshore wind leases and terminating related contracts. The number exceeds the $2.7 billion that Senate Democrats cited when launching their investigation on 17 July and surpasses the $765 million Invenergy settlement that nine states have already signalled they will challenge in court.https://nordrift.app/article/efd6a19f-6c50-4876-88d3-2ff776d746f8?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/efd6a19f-6c50-4876-88d3-2ff776d746f8Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000An Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel, Faize Noore Oliya, was sunk by a suspected Houthi bomb-boat on August 4 approximately 13 nautical miles south of Hodeidah. All 14 people onboard — 13 Indian nationals and one Yemeni — were rescued by forces aligned with Yemen's internationally recognised government. Maritime security consultancy Windward identified the attack method. India's shipping minister condemned the attack and called for restoration of unimpeded navigation. Separately, the Houthis claimed a ballistic missile strike on the Bahri-operated chemical/products tanker NCC Wafa off Yanbu, which they described as part of a maritime blockade that has now targeted eight Saudi tankers and turned back 29 vessels — figures not independently verified. No confirmation of damage or casualties on NCC Wafa was immediately available.https://nordrift.app/article/20b10735-bf0d-41e4-a416-103937083a7c?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/20b10735-bf0d-41e4-a416-103937083a7cThu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Trump told Fox News the Strait of Hormuz "is going to be open very soon" after all-day negotiations on Tuesday, and Axios reported the U.S. and Iran are closing in on an interim agreement with Oman to reopen the waterway — with Washington aiming for an announcement on Wednesday. Iranian state media countered that any deal will be delayed "as long as the United States continues to threaten Iran." Qatar's Emiri office separately said Trump and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed narrowing differences, and Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson described talks with Oman over transit as "positive and continuing." Oil prices fell and stocks rose in Asian trade on Wednesday following the reports.https://nordrift.app/article/0942484e-21e7-46af-bb8d-30b51ed54002?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/0942484e-21e7-46af-bb8d-30b51ed54002Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking Tuesday at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, said the waiver has enabled roughly 200 voyages moving energy particularly to California and has kept fuel prices lower on both coasts than they otherwise would be. He described another temporary extension as "quite likely," adding that "when we get energy flows back to normal again, things will go back to as they were." MARAD records reviewed by gCaptain showed 196 approved voyages as of July 28. The waiver, first invoked in March under Section 501 of the Merchant Marine Act citing national defense concerns tied to the Middle East conflict, expires August 16 after nearly 200 uses.https://nordrift.app/article/24317d49-fc0f-4bcd-9e0e-dbb401cef7fe?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/24317d49-fc0f-4bcd-9e0e-dbb401cef7feThu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Pelagic Wind Services won Lot 1 in April at EUR 24 million, with its CSOV *Pelagic Walu* — launched at Cochin Shipyard in October 2025 — to operate from between October 2026 and January 2027 until November/December 2027. Bernhard Schulte took Lot 2 in July at nearly EUR 26 million, deploying its newly delivered CSOV *Windea Clarke* from between December 2026 and February 2027 until July 2027. Both contracts include extension options. *Windea Clarke*, delivered in early July, is built to Ulstein's SX222 design with TWIN X-STERN, hybrid battery propulsion and methanol-ready configuration. *Pelagic Walu* features hybrid-electric propulsion, methanol-ready engines and lithium-ion battery systems. The 1.5 GW Baltica 2 project, jointly developed by Ørsted and PGE, will comprise 107 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines and is scheduled for commissioning in 2027, with monopile installation already underway.https://nordrift.app/article/2d54ebb7-ab31-492a-95c9-51b3305b5408?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/2d54ebb7-ab31-492a-95c9-51b3305b5408Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The monopiles measure 11 metres in diameter, exceed 105 metres in length and weigh approximately 2,300 tonnes each, making them the largest structures ever manufactured in the Iberian Peninsula. Haizea produced them at its Port of Bilbao facility, which spans more than 200,000 square metres, houses six production halls, and employs over 900 people. Grúas Aguado handled transportation and preparation at the port, Cadeler managed load-out and load-in, and Mammoet used self-propelled modular transporters for the move.https://nordrift.app/article/2f732475-3061-4e5d-b3c8-27dc6f0446f7?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/2f732475-3061-4e5d-b3c8-27dc6f0446f7Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Seaway Ventus had installed 93 of 95 monopiles and transition pieces by early August, with only two foundations remaining. Turbine installation has reached the halfway mark — 46 of 95 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW units are in place, using Cadeler jack-ups Wind Osprey and Wind Pace. Commissioning is set to begin in September, with 800 MW targeted for installation by end-October and full commercial operations in December. The £4 billion project is a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, located 69 km off East Anglia.https://nordrift.app/article/9ed0218c-49f3-46b2-9507-90292b80c81f?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/9ed0218c-49f3-46b2-9507-90292b80c81fThu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000German Transport Minister Steffen Bilger warned after crisis talks in Bonn that chronically low Rhine water levels threaten the economy by forcing freight off the river onto rail and road. Port of Cologne CEO Steffen Bauer said such events will become more frequent and require long-term preparedness, though he added the situation remains manageable for now. Bloomberg Economics estimates one month of low water can cut German production by up to 1%, equivalent to roughly a 0.25% GDP hit. North Rhine-Westphalia Transport Minister Oliver Krischer said progress on infrastructure measures under the 2018 action plan has stalled, while Deutsche Bank economist Marc Schattenberg expressed skepticism that deeper dredging would help, citing environmental risks and faster flows. Industry has built larger inventories and expanded logistics since the last major drought, leaving it better prepared than in 2018.https://nordrift.app/article/bcb5a624-4b6e-4cf2-9b8f-24f6eae165a1?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/bcb5a624-4b6e-4cf2-9b8f-24f6eae165a1Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Ming Yang has stated it is ready to supply turbines for Danish offshore wind projects. The declaration comes two days after Danish Energy Minister Lars Aagaard told EnergyWatch that Denmark does not want Chinese turbines in its offshore wind tender.https://nordrift.app/article/7cd7a7bc-b54f-4e4b-b1ab-bade7d624475?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/7cd7a7bc-b54f-4e4b-b1ab-bade7d624475Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Jan De Nul's CLV Willem de Vlamingh pulled the two high-voltage export cables into the offshore substation, while CDWE — the DEME-CSBC joint venture — completed transport and installation of the 99 pin piles and the substation foundation and topside ahead of schedule using the Green Jade. The combined substation foundation and topside exceeds 8,000 tonnes, the largest installed in Taiwan to date. CDWE now moves to transport and install the 33 jacket foundations, manufactured locally by Century Wind Power, for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines. Van Oord holds the inter-array cable scope.https://nordrift.app/article/a6d21a11-b9ae-4022-95c1-b8bb300db0be?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/a6d21a11-b9ae-4022-95c1-b8bb300db0beWed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000TenneT Offshore GmbH has issued a contract notice for transformer substation work on the LanWin4 2 GW offshore grid connection in Germany. The notice, published under reference 540535-2026, covers CPV codes spanning transformer equipment (31170000), electricity distribution apparatus (31200000), substation construction (45232221), substation building (45232220), and electrical installation (45317200).https://nordrift.app/article/baf13cdf-6fc8-49d1-9b6e-f5c19fee44c5?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/baf13cdf-6fc8-49d1-9b6e-f5c19fee44c5Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group struck the Saudi tanker Wafa in the northern Red Sea off Yanbu with "a number of ballistic missiles," calling it the eighth Saudi oil tanker targeted since the campaign began in late July. The group also asserted that 29 Saudi tankers have been forced to turn back in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, figures that could not be independently verified. Separately, UKMTO reported a loud explosion near a tanker 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden; all crew were safe. UKMTO also confirmed the Indian vessel Faize Noore Oliya was sunk by an uncrewed surface vessel 9 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukha on Monday, with all 14 crew rescued.https://nordrift.app/article/81cb37e0-fcc3-4cb6-b9d0-2a5010e02cf3?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/81cb37e0-fcc3-4cb6-b9d0-2a5010e02cf3Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000A senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters that a draft Iran-Oman deal would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. The concession would mark a major shift from the pre-war status of free passage. Gulf negotiators are insisting that ship inspections be supervised by regional countries and that any transit fees be voluntary. Iran is seeking fees of 5–7% of cargo value; Oman has discussed around 3%, while Washington wants no fees at all. All sources cautioned that important details remain unresolved and a final agreement is not imminent.https://nordrift.app/article/30a94435-7814-4ea1-bd2a-100103d3673f?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/30a94435-7814-4ea1-bd2a-100103d3673fWed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Siemens Gamesa posted its first profitable quarter since 2022, ending a four-year run of losses driven by turbine quality issues and warranty provisions. No specific profit figure or reporting period was given in the headline and standfirst. The turnaround follows years of restructuring under parent Siemens Energy.https://nordrift.app/article/97b9d53d-7ea3-44e1-b5e8-c5fbd53c8f29?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/97b9d53d-7ea3-44e1-b5e8-c5fbd53c8f29Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The two sites are Nordsøen Midt and an unnamed second location. Vattenfall was selected as the winning bidder for both. No capacity figures, CfD strike prices, or commissioning timelines are available from the headline and standfirst alone.https://nordrift.app/article/33921dff-b2f4-4a24-a221-a2f2c27b10e0?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/33921dff-b2f4-4a24-a221-a2f2c27b10e0Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The 239.8-metre, 40,000 DWT vessel has a 51-metre beam and 12,000 m² deck area, designed for monopiles, jacket foundations and floating wind foundations for 15–25 MW turbines, with a 16,000-nautical-mile range. Dajin says the delivery marks the start of standardised serial production. King One, the first in the series, has already completed multiple transoceanic voyages since its first cargo transport for Hornsea 3 in February. King Three is scheduled for delivery by end-September, with all three vessels entering operation in 2026. Dajin is also developing the higher-capacity Emperor series.https://nordrift.app/article/e2b44116-14bc-4629-a6ba-193229051c90?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/e2b44116-14bc-4629-a6ba-193229051c90Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The consultation now invites input on a wider range of vessel types beyond the compact SOV/W2W concept flagged on 3 August: larger SOVs, CSOVs, and multiple charter models including campaign, long-term, seasonal, winter, shared-use and back-charter. Indicative planning assumes DP2, W2W in Hs up to ~2.5 m, 30–50 personnel, and cargo/fluid transfers. The vessels would serve nine platforms across four O&M campaigns, totalling 3,000–10,000 offshore person-days annually. No contract will be awarded from this process; responses are due 9 October 2026.https://nordrift.app/article/42d8c15e-87cf-46c4-aab3-6c3f98adc565?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/42d8c15e-87cf-46c4-aab3-6c3f98adc565Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The German federal government has issued EUR 16 billion in guarantees to secure financing for electricity transmission grid projects. The guarantees are designed to back the large-scale expansion and reinforcement of the country's high-voltage network needed to integrate growing renewable generation. No further breakdown of specific projects, timelines, or beneficiary transmission system operators was provided in the report.https://nordrift.app/article/0ecd9074-1bd2-46cc-a142-7f4b81244798?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/0ecd9074-1bd2-46cc-a142-7f4b81244798Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Vattenfall submitted the lowest bid for both sites, offering a strike price of DKK 504/MWh for Nordsøen Midt and DKK 542/MWh for Hesselø. Two bids were received for Nordsøen Midt and five for Hesselø. Both projects were tendered with the possibility of state support. The tender closed on 20 May 2026 under a framework launched in November 2025 by the former Danish government. Contract signing will follow once documentation and legal requirements are verified. Electricity generation is expected from 2032, with Hesselø located roughly 30 km off northern Zealand and Nordsøen Midt about 20 km off western Jutland.https://nordrift.app/article/1ab33471-e739-4abb-a581-8b5f1f1a28d5?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/1ab33471-e739-4abb-a581-8b5f1f1a28d5Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000All 14 crew members — 13 Indian nationals — were rescued safely by the Yemeni Coast Guard and taken to the Port of Mokha. The mechanized sailing vessel Faize Noore Oliya was struck by what Windward assessed as an explosives-laden boat approximately 13 nautical miles south of Hodeidah on August 4. No group has claimed responsibility, though Windward noted the location and method are consistent with previous Houthi operations while cautioning that attribution remains unconfirmed. India's Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and the Ministry of External Affairs both condemned the attack.https://nordrift.app/article/5007c6ad-85fc-4fd7-bda1-d08563153178?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/5007c6ad-85fc-4fd7-bda1-d08563153178Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The vessel departed the Port of Rotterdam to load 45,500 metric tons of rock at a quarry in Norway before proceeding to the Baltic Sea for its first subsea rock installation works. Boskalis described the conversion as an 18-month effort drawing on expertise from across the company. Subsea rock installation protects and stabilises offshore infrastructure including wind farm assets, cables, and pipelines on the seabed.https://nordrift.app/article/94e8ba9c-6fa6-4c89-9ebd-f8f3f0316ea9?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/94e8ba9c-6fa6-4c89-9ebd-f8f3f0316ea9Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The current waiver expires on August 16 and has already become the longest Jones Act suspension in history, used nearly 200 times over four and a half months through end-July. Administration officials continue meeting with maritime industry representatives and lawmakers over potential geographic limits and tighter per-shipment scrutiny. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, OMB Director Russell Vought and the Energy Dominance Council are involved. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have pressed for limits. Bob McNally of Rapidan Energy Group estimated the waiver reduces gasoline prices by only pennies per gallon. The American Maritime Partnership has restarted CNBC and Fox News advertising against the extension, with AMP President Jennifer Carpenter arguing the waiver has benefited foreign operators more than consumers.https://nordrift.app/article/fb7875d1-13f2-4780-aa60-62c4a0384caf?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/fb7875d1-13f2-4780-aa60-62c4a0384cafTue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Jan De Nul transported, installed and protected three 37 km HVAC subsea cables connecting the Nordseecluster I and II wind farms to TenneT's DolWin Kappa offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The cables will transmit nearly 660 MW, enough for more than 800,000 German households. The Isaac Newton completed the first installation campaign in late 2025, returned in May 2026 to connect the cable ends to the cluster platforms, and the Symphony with its Swordfish trencher buried the cables using jetting. In early July, the Simon Stevin placed 2,000 tonnes of rock around the three cable connections at the platform foundations, following an earlier 25,000-tonne rock placement along the route in 2025.https://nordrift.app/article/e8dda417-cf18-4174-a531-1d45d04de846?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/e8dda417-cf18-4174-a531-1d45d04de846Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000DEME is executing the offshore installation, with transition pieces manufactured by CS Wind Offshore in Aalborg and monopiles by EEW Special Pipe Constructions in Rostock. Nordlicht I will comprise 68 monopile-and-transition-piece foundations. The cluster, located 85 km north of Borkum, includes the 980 MW Nordlicht I and 630 MW Nordlicht II projects, with combined annual generation expected around 6 TWh. Turbine towers will use low-emission steel, cutting the carbon footprint by about 16%.https://nordrift.app/article/c102b005-8807-4b54-98c1-7958476d9b18?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/c102b005-8807-4b54-98c1-7958476d9b18Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Ørsted confirmed it submitted a bid in the Danish offshore wind tender but did not win, stating the company prioritized "value over volume." The confirmation came the same day Vattenfall was awarded the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid projects.https://nordrift.app/article/b16533bf-d33b-439b-863f-19103992219e?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/b16533bf-d33b-439b-863f-19103992219eTue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The Agreement for Lease covers the two 100 MW sites 40 km off Pembrokeshire at depths of 60–70 metres, each expected to host six to eight turbines using different floating technologies. Cierco had previously secured the Celtic Sea sites in a JV with SBM Offshore called Floventis Energy, which opened public consultation for Llŷr 1 in early 2024. In July 2025, Cierco signed an MoU with Marine Power Systems on potential deployment of the PelaFlex foundation at one site.https://nordrift.app/article/89215fc4-6813-4314-8191-c35862ccc00c?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/89215fc4-6813-4314-8191-c35862ccc00cTue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000Anna Mascolo joins Vestas as President of the NCE region and Global Offshore, succeeding Nils de Baar who is stepping down. Mascolo was previously Executive Vice President of Shell's lubricants business.https://nordrift.app/article/633ad0ba-b178-479a-b3b0-b4bba43fe79f?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/633ad0ba-b178-479a-b3b0-b4bba43fe79fMon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +000050Hertz Transmission GmbH has launched a preliminary market consultation for a compact Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with Walk-to-Work capability to support operation and maintenance of its ONAS offshore substation platforms in the German Baltic Sea. The notice, published on TED under reference 535267-2026, covers shipping operations and offshore logistics accommodation services under CPV codes 60640000 and 60651000, among others. No contract value, vessel specifications, or timeline for procurement has been disclosed.https://nordrift.app/article/2c60d74d-6db2-477c-9f6e-3b5f72fe5023?lang=enhttps://nordrift.app/article/2c60d74d-6db2-477c-9f6e-3b5f72fe5023Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000The $164m impairment stems from two stop-work orders issued by the Trump administration, according to CEO Joseph Nolan, who nevertheless stated the 704MW project is already exporting roughly 300MW to the New England grid and remains on track for construction completion by year-end. Nolan described the remaining installation as "very straightforward" with "no uncertainty around it." Eversource co-owns Revolution Wind alongside Ørsted.