1 Configuring floating production networks: A case study of a new offshore wind technology across two oil and gas economies Samson Afewerki, Asbjørn Karlsen & Danny MacKinnon Samson Afewerki, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; Asbjørn Karlsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; Danny MacKinnon, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), School of Geography, Sociology & Politics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Abstract The authors employ global production network (GPN) approach to analyse the development of the renewable energy sector. Through a case study of the development of a Hywind floating offshore wind project (Hywind) across two oil and gas economies, namely Norway and Scotland, the paper sheds light on the key drivers and role of core GPN actors. Methodologically, the authors investigate the process from both ‘inside-out’ and ‘outside-in’ perspectives, referring to the efforts of firms expanding into overseas markets and the efforts of host countries to attract investment from outside their territories. The analysis shows how the configuration of extractive production networks is shaped by the interactions between the network development practices of firms and the market development strategies of host states. The authors conclude that the distinct materiality of floating wind power technology shapes the territorial configuration of the