The company is continuing to pursue contracts in the offshore oil and gas industries - and also in wind power generation from offshore sites.

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For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.

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