deugro used an 18-axle girder frame for the final 74-kilometre road leg, with the transport configuration exceeding 64 metres, before installing the transformers by single-direction jack-and-skid.
Staffordshire will use batteries as its main power source, with outfitting and battery installation still to follow at Armon Shipyard before delivery and a formal naming ceremony planned for 2027.
Ørsted expects the deal for the 172 MW UK wind farm to close in November, subject to closing conditions, and plans to assess options for its later operating years, including a possible lifetime extension.
BOA’s scope covered engineering, marine operations and equipment, with Sarens supplying SPMTs. Wicher was the first of three contracted launches; BOA’s August plan put the next two within two years.
Galdor Exploration will gain access to TGS data and technology, including its Seismic Foundation Model, to assess prospects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and across the wider North Sea.
EDF takes the lead on Five Estuaries, a UK project approved for up to 79 turbines, as RWE plans to direct funds from the disposal towards offshore developments that have already secured consent.
Mellitah’s turnkey package covers well connections, export pipelines and a CO2 injection network, with EPIC work expected to begin by the third quarter of 2027 and installation to proceed in two phases.
CNOOC has completed the main structure of its Dongfang 1-1 CO2 injection platform in Qingdao. Pre-shipment commissioning is under way, while the nearly 8,000-tonne jacket is installed offshore.
