Oil majors moving into offshore wind farm industry
They're scoring victories against leading power suppliers in competitive auctions for power purchase contracts
London
BIG Oil is starting to challenge the biggest utilities in the race to erect wind turbines at sea.
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Statoil ASA and Eni SpA are moving into multibillion-dollar offshore wind farms in the North Sea and beyond. They're starting to score victories against leading power suppliers including Dong Energy A/S and Vattenfall AB in competitive auctions for power purchase contracts, which have developed a speciality in anchoring massive turbines on the seabed.
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