The Culzean floating wind turbine, which will supply electricity to the Culzean gas platform in the North Sea, off the coast of Scotland, will soon be towed to its offshore location as the integration of the wind turbine with the floating foundation has been completed. Archer, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project, said earlier this month that the tower, nacelle and blades of a Vestas wind turbine were installed on the floating foundation designed and developed by Ocergy.
The company said it had completed the integration work together with project partners, including Global Maritime, Navitas Renewables, Wergeland Group, Sarens and Archer Vertikal.
The floating wind pilot was one of the 13 Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) offshore wind projects awarded seabed rights by Crown Estate Scotland in 2023, with TotalEnergies, the operator of the Culzean gas field, being the company that secured the rights.
TotalEnergies launched the project in August 2024, with fabrication work starting in November that year.
Currently, the Culzean Floating Wind project is being led by NEO NEXT+ Energy, an independent UK oil and gas producer formed on March 30, 2026, through the merger of NEO Energy, Repsol UK, and TotalEnergies’ UK upstream business.