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Danish renewable energy firm rsted, in partnership with Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy, has signed an option agreement for developing an offshore wind site off the north-east coast of Scotland.

The companies signed the agreement with Crown Estate Scotland (CES).

The agreement covers the development of a floating wind site with up to 1GW of capacity, which was secured in the recent ScotWind offshore wind leasing round.

The proposed Stromar wind farm is located offshore from Caithness, around 50km east of Wick.

It is intended to further expand rsteds footprint in Scotland.

rsted UK head Duncan Clark said: Our existing offshore wind farms have transformed the areas where we operate strengthening local supply chains and providing people with new jobs and skills that really make an impact on peoples lives.

We now look forward to bringing our expertise to floating wind for the first time and bringing those same benefits to Scotland while also providing the clean energy that will be crucial to a net-zero future.

For the proposed project, rsted will combine its experience in developing and building offshore wind projects with BlueFloat Energys knowledge of developing floating wind projects.

Falck Renewables will also contribute its experience in community engagement in Scotland.

Research work to examine the potential effects of floating offshore wind developments on the marine environment will be carried out in association with the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

The companies have also begun working with community ownership consultants Energy4All on a framework to allow local communities and residents to share in the financial benefits of the offshore wind projects.

Earlier this month, rsted and Spanish power company Repsol agreed to explore the development of floating offshore wind projects in Spain.

The partnership aims to help Spain meet its aim to install 3GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2030.

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Chinese CNOOC, the offshore oil and gas producing giant, is getting ready to quit its businesses and assets in the U.S., the UK, and Canada, over concerns that it may come under secondary sanctions over the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing industry sources.

CNOOC has stakes in operating fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, and in Canadian oil sands projects, after it bought Nexen of Canada nearly a decade ago.

CNOOC is estimated to produce around 220,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from assets in the U.S., the UK, and Canada, according to Reuters calculations.

However, according to Reuters sources, the Chinese offshore giant is now preparing to leave the three western markets amid tense China-U.S. relations, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which China has refused to condemn.

Last week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told a hearing at the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee that China could become a subject of sanctions if it supports Russia in its war in Ukraine.

It gives President Xi, I think, a pretty good understanding of what might come his way should he, in fact, support Putin in any material fashion, Sherman said, as carried by Reuters.

CNOOC plans to exit its North Sea operations, including one of the top producing oilfields in the UK, Buzzard, banking and industry sources told Reuters in March. The Chinese giant has reportedly hired Bank of America to help it with the sale of the North Sea assets, which could fetch as much as $3 billion, the sources said. Preparations for a North Sea exit are part of a new strategic shift for CNOOC, which looks to focus now on Latin American, African, and domestic offshore assets, abandoning businesses in the mature markets, according to the sources who spoke to Reuters.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hunting PLC, the international energy services group, today announced that it has been contracted to provide titanium stress joints for the Yellowtail development project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.

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Swedish offshore wind developer Hexicon has created a joint venture (JV) company with Greek company EAMAA, named Hexicon Power, to develop floating offshore wind projects off the coast of Greece.

Its creation comes ahead of the launch of Greeces new legal framework for offshore wind this year.

Hexicon formed the JV as part of its strategy to be an early-stage developer in key markets worldwide by collaborating with partners and local companies.

Hexicon CEO Marcus Thor said: Greece has great potential for floating offshore wind power with some of the best winds in Europe.

This is an important strategic move for us. We see great opportunitiesin Greece as they embark on the journey from fossil fuels to renewables.

Hexicon noted that the move will support Greeces plan to increase its renewable energy generation capacity through offshore wind parks, as well as reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.

The country plans to generate 60% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.

Hexicon Power will be led by its newly appointed CEO Mikelis Chatzigakis.

Chatzigakis said: We hope that Hexicons advanced technology in floating wind power will be a strong driving force in supporting Greeces clean energy future.

Our floating wind technology can produce high energy output with limited environmental impact.

Greece has enormous opportunities in offshore wind and we are committed to assisting the country (in) reaching its full potential.

Last September, CoensHexicon, a JV between Hexicon and South Korean company Coens, started a JV called MunmuBaram with Shell Overseas Investment.

MunmuBaram will develop and operate a 1.4GW floating offshore wind project in South Korea, located between 65km and 80km offshore from Ulsan.

Shell holds an 80% stake in the JV company, with CoensHexicon owning the remaining 20% interest.

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KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) (The Partnership”)

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The Partnership announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash distribution with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2022, of $0.52 per unit.

This corresponds to $2.08 per outstanding unit on an annualized basis.

This cash distribution will be paid on May 12, 2022 to all unitholders of record as of the close of business on April 28, 2022.

About KNOT Offshore Partners LP

KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of the North Sea and Brazil. KNOT Offshore Partners LP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership but is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and thus issues a Form 1099 to its unitholders, rather than a Form K-1. KNOT Offshore Partners LP’s common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KNOP”.

Forward looking statements

This press release includes statements that may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. Factors that can affect future results are discussed in the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed by the Partnership with SEC. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.

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WPD Offshore AB has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the green hydrogen supplier, Lhyfe, to jointly establish and directly connect a facility for green hydrogen production to wpds planned Storgrundet offshore wind farm in Sderhamn, Sweden.

The goal is to achieve a total installed capacity of 600 MW, which makes the project one of the most ambitious green hydrogen projects announced in Sweden and Europe, the Nantes-headquartered Lhyfe said.

The proposed facility is planned to be built in phases, starting in 2025, and is expected to be in full operation in connection with the commissioning of the Storgrundet wind farm.

Lhyfe possesses the key expertise needed for this type of long-term investment and complements wpd in terms of technical skills, Olle Hedberg, CEO at wpd Offshore Sweden, said.

The project and the collaboration with Lhyfe are an important part of our strategic work in the Swedish market, where we are convinced that hydrogen has a crucial role if we are to meet the energy transition and Swedens ambitious climate goals.

The green hydrogen production site will be located close to and interconnected with the Storgrundet wind farm, in order to guarantee the source of green electricity. Lhyfe will design, build and operate it together with wpd.

The installed power planned for the Storgrundet offshore wind farm is 1 GW. For optimal utilization of the hydrogen plant, the planned hydrogen production capacity is 600 MW for a production of about up to 240 tonnes per day, Lhyfe said.

Both the hydrogen plant and the wind farm will be jointly connected to the power grid, which enables optimization also for the electricity market, providing the conditions for participation in the Swedish regulatory market through support services.

The facility is planned to be located on an industrial site in the municipality of Sderhamn, in close proximity to the Storgrundet offshore wind farm. The conditions for grid connection, access to green electricity and sufficient capacity in the initial phase are very good, Lhyfe said. This is said to provide security for establishing the green hydrogen production capacity.

We are very expectant of taking the next step to realize our plans together with wpd, which is an important enabler through its wind farm project Storgrundet, Bjrn Santana Arvidsson, Area Manager Nordics & UK at Lhyfe, said.

wpds strong developments in offshore wind create the long-term cost level for the production of green electricity that is needed to realize large-scale production of green hydrogen at the right cost level, to enable an industrial long-term conversion to fossil-free now! We look forward to continuing to make a decisive contribution to the realization of such projects. The ambition is high, the capacity is solid and the future is secured by us taking the right steps at a fast pace.

The potential for realizing the project at full scale is linked to the development of further processing and/or use of green hydrogen in the same area. The project also sees great potential for connecting to the Nordic Hydrogen Backbone. The various industries and ongoing projects located in the surrounding region represent many potential offtakes for the renewable hydrogen that will be produced on site.

Already during the pre-study phase, both parties have seen great international interest from companies such as e-fuel producers and ammonia manufacturers many international players in these areas are already looking to locate themselves in Sweden, Hedberg said.

We see the interest in our plans in Sderhamn as a clear confirmation from the market that we are right out both in time and place.

Electricity from offshore wind power used to produce green hydrogen is an attractive substitute for fossil energy and fuels in manufacturing processes and transport, Lhyfe said. The green hydrogen can supply the industry, as well as the transport sector with fossil-free energy.

Ola Andersson, Business Manager at Sderhamn Municipality: We welcome this project! In Sderhamn Municipality, we have large assets and great conditions when it comes to suitable industrial sites. This makes us attractive for new establishments of industries. Hydrogen is a market for the future and I hope that the project can attract other industrial players to establish themselves here.

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Report cautions that the current supply chain is too limited and needs to be significantly ramped-up

PublishedApr 1, 2022 9:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

To meet the Biden administrations goals to develop a robust offshore wind power generation industry by 2030, a significant ramp-up in domestic manufacturing, infrastructure, and workforce will be required. A new research study has been launched to map the requirements to meet the target for 30 GW of offshore wind power by 2030 while evaluating how the U.S. supply chain can evolve to achieve the national offshore wind energy target.

The first phase of the study being led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, along with the Business Network for Offshore Wind, and DNV, mapped the requirements while concluding that currently, the supply chain is too limited to support the needed levels of commercial-scale offshore wind energy deployment. Ongoing efforts to develop the domestic supply chain they are reporting have been focused on individual state levels, while a comprehensive assessment of how to strategically develop a supply chain that benefits the entire industry and country is needed.

Most components in the early 2020s will be sourced from European suppliers, which could cause bottlenecks unless a domestic supply chain develops in time to achieve the offshore wind energy target, the NREL report warns.

In the report from the first phase of the project, which was released in March 2022, NREL sought to highlight the top-level demand for deployment, components, ports, vessels, and workforce required to achieve the national offshore wind target of 30 gigawatts of capacity. They presented a list of requirements, that includes:

2,100 wind turbines 2,100 foundations 6,800 miles of cable 58 crew transfer vessels 5 to 6 wind turbine installation vessels 11 service operation vessels 4 cable lay vessels 2 scour protection installation vessels 10 transport vessels 12,300 to 49,000 full-time equivalents average annual workforce

The research further highlights that while projects are moving forward, only one major offshore wind component manufacturing facility was operational as of early 2022. While original equipment manufacturers and project developers have announced plans to build at least 11 new manufacturing facilities in the United States, including those focused on wind turbine blades, foundations, towers, and cables, they emphasize the urgency.

Few existing East or West Coast ports they highlight have sufficient capabilities to fully support offshore wind energy activities, although several ports are actively investing in infrastructure upgrades. At the same time, the installation and maintenance of the new wind farms require new vessels to alleviate the risks of missing the national offshore wind energy target, with wind turbine installation vessels posing the biggest risk.

The first report also explored the need for major component manufacturing in the United States. The research team identified several critical-path subcomponents that pose a challenge to domestic manufacturing because of their size or specialty. These include yaw and pitch bearings, permanent magnets, flanges and other large cast or forged components, steel plates that are rolled into monopiles or towers, electrical systems for offshore substations, and mooring chains.

The second phase of this project is now commencing, and it will build on the high-level demand information described in the first report to Identify realistic pathways to achieve this supply chain. The research team will determine the readiness level of existing industries to support supply chain development.

They plan to characterize supply chain scenarios that would achieve complete domestic manufacturing of components by 2030, including manufacturing facilities, workforce requirements, and manufacturing capabilities.

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Nearly a year after offshore wind energy company rsted first announced it would open its North American Digital Operations headquarters in Newark, it is now official as to where and how much space it will occupy.

The offshore wind energy company reportedly secured a lease for 8,200 square feet to occupy a portion of the second floor of Ironside Newark, according to a New Jersey Business Magazine report.

rsteds offices are expected to open this summer and will house information technology, operations and other project and company support staff for New Jersey offshore wind projects.

New Jersey has established itself as a national leader in clean energy, innovation and offshore wind, which makes it an ideal location for rsted Offshore North America to headquarter our digital hub, said David Hardy, CEO, rsted Offshore North America. Were excited to put down roots in Newark as we continue to develop our offshore wind projects Ocean Wind 1 and 2, bringing renewable energy to more than 1 million New Jersey homes.

Ironside Newark, located at 110 Edison Place, is a formerly circa-1907 warehouse in downtown Newark that has been redeveloped and restored by Edison Properties into a commercial and retail hub across more than 456,000 square feet. It is situated directly adjacent to Newark Penn Station and within quick distance to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Designed by the renowned New York City-based design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman, Ironside Newark boasts direct access to the new Mulberry Commons Park, a city-owned park.

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US Wind will allocate USD 11 million in funding over ten years to support the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) three research projects that will take place in US Winds lease area in federal waters offshore Ocean City, Maryland.

The three projects, all planned to start this year, will provide data which will help understand the potential environmental effects of offshore wind development in the Mid-Atlantic on marine mammals, fish, and birds.

Partnering with a leading environmental research institution like UMCES is an exciting building block in our efforts to collect much-needed biological information in our Lease, said Laurie Jodziewicz, US Wind Senior Director of Environmental Affairs. The planned work will go a long way in filling knowledge gaps that still exist about offshore winds effects on the marine environment. Were excited to get started.

US Wind holds lease rights for an approximately 80,000-hectare site in the Maryland Wind Energy Area, located 16 to 48 kilometres off the coast of Maryland.

The companywas awardedOffshore Renewable Energy Credits (ORECs) in 2017 for the first phase of its lease area, called MarWin, which will have an installed capacity of 270 MW and is anticipated to come online in 2024.

In December 2021, theMaryland Public Service Commission(PSC) awarded offshore renewable energy credits to US Winds 808.5 MW Momentum Wind, expected to be operational before the end of 2026.

As US Wind works to develop offshore wind off Marylands coast, its imperative that we do so responsibly, said Jeff Grybowski, US Wind CEO. Were thrilled to be partnering with UMCES on industry-leading environmental research that will enhance protections for marine life as we develop this clean energy resource for the region.

The three projects UMCES will carry out include commercial and recreational fisheries monitoring, an eight-year programme to evaluate the extent that black sea bass change their aggregation behaviours before, during, and after construction.

Furthermore, the university will be supported in an initiative to continue the deployment of a near real-time whale detection system to provide timely alerts on the presence of baleen whales for a 12-month period from 2022 to 2023.

UMCES will also commence a long-term research project to support passive acoustic monitoring to detect large whales such as North Atlantic right whales and dolphins to understand their presence and migration patterns in and around the US Winds lase area and the potential effects of construction.

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