Hywind Tampen 88 MW opened 23 Aug 2023 Equinor + Aibel Dogger Bank HVDC + Statnett TSO, SN II Ventyr 115 øre/kWh 20 Mar 2024 + Utsira Nord Equinor/Vårgrønn + Harald Hårfagre Dec 2025.
Norwegian offshore-wind delivery workforce against Aibel AS (private Ratos AB ~32% + Sjötrans Holding ~68%; HVDC converter platform specialist at Haugesund), Aker Solutions ASA (Oslo Børs AKSO; fixed-bottom + floating substructure / EPC), Equinor ASA (Oslo Børs EQNR also NYSE; operator of Hywind Tampen; awarded Utsira Nord project area with Vårgrønn), Statnett SF (state-owned TSO; grid-connection scope for offshore wind to onshore), Vard Group AS (Fincantieri S.p.A. Borsa Italiana FCT subsidiary; specialist vessels), and Subsea7 S.A. (Oslo Børs SUBC; cable + inter-array + export installation) — Hywind Tampen 88 MW floating wind farm (operator Equinor; officially opened 23 August 2023; Equinor announced contracts worth NOK 3.3 bn October 2019; major substructure contract went to Kværner AS now part of Aker Solutions; Aibel role earlier Pilot Park FEED/EMA 2014 ~NOK 40 m) + Sørlige Nordsjø II Phase 1 SN II (Norway's first offshore-wind auction won 20 March 2024 by Ventyr SN II AS — Parkwind + Ingka Investments at 115 øre/kWh under two-way CfD; max 1,500 MW min 1,400 MW; total SN II area opened up to 3,000 MW; CfD signed April 2024) + Utsira Nord (floating 1.5 GW total; December 2025: Ministry of Energy awarded Project Area 2 to Equinor Utsira Nord AS + Vårgrønn Utsira Nord AS; Project Area 3 to Harald Hårfagre AS — Deep Wind Offshore Norway + EDF Renouvelables; each area supports up to 500 MW) + Dogger Bank A/B/C UK (Aibel Haugesund yard fabricates and finishes HVDC converter platforms with Hitachi Energy equipment; Dogger Bank A delivered; B delivered Q2 2024; C scheduled Q2 2025) + DolWin epsilon DE (Aibel + Hitachi Energy HVDC offshore converter completed Haugesund 2024 bound for DolWin cluster ~60 km NW of Borkum). Havenergilova (Offshore Energy Act LOV-2010-06-04-21) + NVE/Energidepartementet + Statnett + Verkstedoverenskomsten / shipyard allmenngjøring + DNV-ST-0119 / DNV-RP-0286 floating-wind + EN 1090 EXC3/4 + EN ISO 3834-2 + §14-12 c + A-krimsenter Rogaland.
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- Havenergilova + NVE + Statnett26%
- Verkstedoverenskomsten + §14-12 c24%
- DNV-ST-0119 + DNV-RP-028626%
- EN 1090 EXC3/4 + EN ISO 3834-224%
North Sea + Baltic vessel-window seasonality.
Norwegian offshore-wind deployment windows: Hywind Tampen + SN II Phase 1 + Utsira Nord floating-wind allocation + Aibel HVDC export to UK/DE — anchored by Q2-Q3 peak weather window in North Sea.
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Hywind Tampen (88 MW floating wind farm operator Equinor; officially opened 23 August 2023; Equinor contracts NOK 3.3 bn October 2019; major substructure contract went to Kværner AS — now part of Aker Solutions; Aibel earlier Pilot Park FEED/EMA 2014 ~NOK 40 m) Equinor ASA + Aker Solutions 2023
- Sørlige Nordsjø II Phase 1 SN II (Norway's first offshore-wind auction won 20 March 2024 by Ventyr SN II AS — Parkwind + Ingka Investments at 115 øre/kWh under two-way CfD; max 1,500 MW min 1,400 MW; total SN II area opened up to 3,000 MW; CfD signed April 2024) Ventyr SN II AS (Parkwind + Ingka) 2024
- Utsira Nord (floating 1.5 GW total; December 2025: Ministry of Energy awarded Project Area 2 to Equinor Utsira Nord AS + Vårgrønn Utsira Nord AS; Project Area 3 to Harald Hårfagre AS — Deep Wind Offshore Norway + EDF Renouvelables; each area supports up to 500 MW) Equinor/Vårgrønn + Harald Hårfagre 2025
- Dogger Bank A/B/C UK + DolWin epsilon DE (Aibel Haugesund yard fabricates HVDC converter platforms with Hitachi Energy; Dogger Bank A delivered; B delivered Q2 2024; C scheduled Q2 2025; DolWin epsilon completed Haugesund 2024 bound for DolWin cluster ~60 km NW of Borkum) + Aibel AS (private) + Aker Solutions ASA (AKSO) + Vard Group (Fincantieri FCT sub) + Subsea7 (SUBC) Aibel + Aker Solutions + Vard + Subsea7
Norwegian marine/offshore-wind: Aibel (private Haugesund HVDC), Aker Solutions (AKSO; Hywind substructure), Equinor (EQNR; Hywind operator), Statnett (TSO), Vard (FCT sub), Subsea7 (SUBC). Hywind Tampen 88 MW 23 Aug 2023 + SN II Ventyr 115 øre/kWh 20 Mar 2024 + Utsira Nord Dec 2025 + Dogger Bank C Q2 2025 HVDC. Havenergilova + DNV-ST-0119 + §14-12 c govern.
01. Pre-pricing — Verkstedoverenskomsten + Industrioverenskomsten
Fabrication-yard workforce under Verkstedoverenskomsten + Industrioverenskomsten allmenngjøring. EN 1090 EXC3/4 + EN ISO 3834-2 per fabrication worker.
02. A1 + Norwegian-language contract + DNV-ST-0119 pre-deployment
A1 + Norwegian-language contract. DNV-ST-0119 / DNV-RP-0286 floating-wind structures familiarisation per offshore-installation worker.
03. Statnett + NVE + A-krim Rogaland onboarding
Statnett TSO grid-connection coordination. NVE/Ministry of Energy area-allocation compliance. A-krimsenter Rogaland joint enforcement.
04. Skatteetaten + Arbeidstilsynet-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: Norway-bank-traceable remuneration, Norwegian-language contract, A1 receipt, Verkstedoverenskomsten reconciliation, DNV-ST-0119 + EN 1090 EXC3 competency per worker, §14-12 c solidaransvar attestation.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the Norway offshore-wind pathway
Indian Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering + Gulf Saudi Binladin / Six Construct + Filipino marine pools route through Verkstedoverenskomsten + DNV + EN 1090 audit-grade chain-of-custody against Aibel, Aker Solutions, Equinor, Statnett, Vard, or Subsea7 scopes.