Vestas contracts NHV for North Sea offshore wind helicopter services

Dec. 18, 2024
Vestas has awarded NHV Group a multi-year contract to provide an Airbus H175 helicopter for crew change and hoisting operations for offshore wind turbines in the North Sea.

Vestas has awarded NHV Group a multi-year contract to provide an Airbus H175 helicopter for crew change and hoisting operations for offshore wind turbines in the North Sea.

NHV claims this will make it the first operator to use both a super medium aircraft type and the H175 helicopter exclusively for long-term offshore wind support in the region.

2024 helicopter contracts and news:

Courtesy Omni Helicopters International
Omni Táxi Aéreo renews its contract with TotalEnergies
Latin America

TotalEnergies extends offshore Lapa field helicopter arrangement

Dec. 16, 2024
Omni Táxi Aéreo has renewed its contract with TotalEnergies to operate crew transfer services to the Lapa field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
Courtesy GDHF
AW189
Equipment Engineering

Leonardo and GD Helicopter Finance ink framework agreement for 10 helicopters

Nov. 15, 2024
The AW189 helicopters will provide offshore transport, supporting the energy industry, with deliveries set for 2027-2029.
Courtesy Omni Táxi Aéreo
Omni's Leonardo AW189 super-medium aircraft
Company News

Omni Táxi Aéreo to provide helicopter services for Equinor at Bacalhau field

Oct. 29, 2024
Omni says that it will support this contract by operating one heavy helicopter model and two super-medium models.
Courtesy Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK)
Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK)
North Sea & Europe

Two Leonardo helicopters added to North Sea search/rescue fleet

Sept. 20, 2024
Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) will provide the service until 2032.
Courtesy CHC Helicopter
CHC Helicopter
Renewable Energy

CHC to fly crews to North Sea Sofia offshore wind construction site

Aug. 8, 2024
RWE Renewables has contracted CHC Helicopter to provide helicopter services.
Courtesy Bell
Norway

Equinor broadens arrangements with helicopter providers offshore Norway

March 1, 2024
Equinor has secured 15 new helicopters for passenger traffic to and from its facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf via contracts with Bell and Leonardo.
Courtesy Bristow
North Sea & Europe

One fatality following North Sea helicopter crash

Feb. 29, 2024
A crew member onboard one of Bristow Group’s search and rescue helicopters has died after it crashed near Bergen on the Norwegian west coast.
Courtesy Lufttransport RW AS
Lufttransport RW AS
North Sea & Europe

Equinor boosts North Sea search and rescue helicopter fleet

Jan. 26, 2024
Equinor has awarded Tromsø-based Lufttransport a five-year contract to operate two new search and rescue helicopters at the Troll and Oseberg area in the northern Norwegian North...