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 - April 15, 2021, 12:15 PM In what may be a boon to the oil and gas-battered offshore helicopter industry, the Biden administration has indicated that it is going all-in on offshore wind, particularly in an 800,000-acre area along the New York-New Jersey coast known as the New York Bight. In late March, the White House announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), with the Department of the Interior, established a priority Wind Energy Area in the bight. Overall, the administration has targeted the generation of 30 gigawatts (GW) of power from offshore wind by 2030, enough en...

Babcock agrees sale of Aberdeen-headquartered helicopter business to CHC Babcock helicopters has conditionally agreed the sale of its oil and gas aviation business to rival CHC. Updated: 11/03/2021, 1:53 pm © Chris Sumner/Aberdeen Journals An H175 helicopter at Babcock's hangar in Dyce, Aberdeen Register here for the Energy Voice daily newsletter, bringing you key news and insight from across the global energy landscape. Thank you for signing up to our newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Babcock helicopters has conditionally agreed the sale of its oil an...

Helicopter specialist Bristow Group says a move into the offshore windfarm support market is a “strategic priority” for the firm as the energy sector increasingly transitions away from oil and gas to renewable power.

 - January 26, 2021, 12:23 PM A new report predicts that the helicopter fleet servicing the offshore wind market will increase by at least 100 aircraft valued at $1 billion between now and 2030.  Air & Sea Analytics said the demand will be driven by some 467 new wind projects expected to generate 267 gigawatts (GW) of electric power, a substantial increase over the 33 GW currently produced by offshore wind. The offshore wind energy infrastructure is serviced by as many as 40 helicopters, according to current estimates. The new projects represent a combined estimated investment of more than...