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July 28, 2015

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ABL Group (OSE: ABL Group ASA – ticker code “ABL”) is a leading independent global consultancy delivering energy, marine, engineering and digital solutions to drive safety and sustainability in renewables, maritime and oil & gas sectors. The group has offices in 39 countries worldwide and operates under four brands: ABL, OWC, Longitude and AGR.

LOC named marine surveyors for America’s first offshore wind farm

Block Island Wind Farm Project is moving ‘Full Speed Ahead’, making offshore wind energy in the US a reality.

LOC Houston has announced the recent award of the contract for marine warranty services related to the first offshore windfarm in the USA, off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. At the helm of this ground-breaking project is Deepwater Wind, America’s leading offshore wind developer.

This project will connect Block Island to the mainland grid for the first time, reducing island electric rates and diversifying Rhode Island’s power supply, while creating 300 local construction jobs.

Andrew Hughes, LOC’s Vice President of Energy – “LOC is honoured to have been named as the MWS on the first US Offshore Wind Farm Project. This represents a major step forward for alternative energy in the US, and LOC is proud to be at the forefront of this new energy sector. Although this is LOC’s first offshore wind development project in the US, LOC Group has extensive MWS and consulting experience with offshore wind in Europe. We are working closely with our colleagues in Europe to make sure that this experience gets put to good use on the Block Island Wind Farm and that, collectively, LOC is adding value to our client’s development.

We are optimistic that the Block Island Wind Farm is a gateway to future US Offshore Wind Developments and LOC is excited to be associated with this emerging market.”

“LOC brings considerable expertise to this project, and we’re thrilled their team is acting as insurance surveyor for this exciting project,” said Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski.

The five jacket structures and foundation pilings are being transported by barge to the site of the wind farm and will be installed over the next several weeks. The turbines and subsea cables are scheduled for delivery in 2016. This 30-megawatt project will begin generating electricity as early as next year, powering the homes on Block Island, which currently relies on diesel fuel. Over time, a 20-mile underwater cable will carry overflow power, not consumed on Block Island, back to mainland Rhode Island.