Nexans and Equinor Cement Partnership with New Agreement
French subsea power cable maker Nexans and energy company Equinor have strengthened their long-term collaboration with a new four-year contingency and preparedness contract.Nexans and Equinor are extending their collaboration through a four-year agreement that includes turnkey repair services for various cable systems.Equinor will manage and operate the contract on behalf of the Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) Pool members. The agreement covers approximately 3,000 km of cable.To ensure Equinor’s assets’ normal functioning, Nexans will provide its unique expertise of performing
Nexans Secures First Call-Off Under TenneT’s Offshore Wind Grid Deal
French subsea power cable maker Nexans and transmission system operator TenneT have signed call-off contract for the BalWin3 and LanWin4 offshore grid connection projects, which will link up North Sea offshore wind farms with German grid.The call-off contract follows the framework agreement TenneT signed with NKT, Nexans, and a consortium of Jan De Nul, LS Cable, and Denys contracts back in 2023 to install 525 kV HVDC cable systems for ten projects, connecting offshore wind farms in Netherlands and Germany.The total volume of the contracts for the production and installation of the ten cable systems
Vestdavit Hits New Sales Record as Orders Increase 76% From Last Year
for multiple davits to be installed on three newbuild vessels.Vestdavit is also seeing increasing naval interest for its innovative Mission Bay concept, with an enclosed hangar within the hull of a ship from which various craft are deployed via a track system, which has previously been delivered for two Nexans newbuild cable-layers at Norway’s Ulstein Verft yard.Meeting Demand with Larger TeamWith the significant uptick in orders, Vestdavit has embarked on a corporate expansion with recruitment of additional sales, project management and technical personnel that has resulted in a 25% increase in
Boskalis Wraps Up Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Ops
of over 25 years, according to Ocean Winds, which is a joint venture in charge of the development formed by Engie and EDP Renewables.Under the recent power purchase agreement signed with the developers, Amazon will source 473MW of clean power from the wind farm, which is more than half of its capacity.Nexans Completes Cable Pull-Ins at Moray West Offshore Wind FarmSiemens Gamesa Rolls Out First Moray West 14MW Offshore Wind Turbine NacellesDEME Installs First XXL Monopile for Moray West Offshore Wind FarmAmazon to Source 473MW of Clean Power from Scottish Offshore Wind Far
Nexans Completes Cable Pull-Ins at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm
French subsea power cable maker Nexans has completed the offshore export cable pull-ins at 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.Nexans used its cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora to perform offshore export cable pull-ins for both offshore substation platforms (OSPs) as part of the offshore wind farm being developed by Ocean Winds, a joint venture of Engie and EDP Renewables.The cable pull-in marks another key milestone for the project, as the OSP commissioning teams continue their work on the cable terminations.The operations are part of the wider commissioning tasks, supported by Ocean
Red Rock to Supply Cranes for New Nexans Aurora Cable Layer
Norwegian offshore crane supplier Red Rock has been hired once again by Ulstein Verft to deliver upgraded crane package for a new and updated version of the DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora.The cable-laying vessel will feature a split turntable on deck capable of holding up to 10,000t of cable, an under-deck turntable with a 3,500t cable capacity.It will be one of the world’s most advanced cable layer vessels, measuring 31 meters in width and 149.9 meters in length. The updated Nexans Aurora vessel will be able to accommodate a crew of 90.In addition to the upgraded crane package from
NOV to Supply Cable-lay Equipment for Nexans' New Vessel
NOV reports its Italian group Remacut has secured the cable-lay equipment contract for Nexans' new cable-lay vessel (CLV).Nexans Marine Operations and Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft entered into a contract in September for the construction of a large DP3 cable-laying vessel, which will be an updated version of the Nexans Aurora vessel, delivered in 2021. The vessel is an ST-297 CLV design by Norway-based Skipsteknisk.Remacut's integrated cable-lay systems feature automated line control equipment capable of performing synchronized bundled-lay operations. Building on the success of its
Pascal Radue Takes the Helm as Executive VP at Nexans' Generation & Transmission Business Group
France-based power cable maker Nexans has appointed Pascal Radue as Executive Vice President, Generation and Transmission Business Group, effective from September 1.Pascal Radue has more than 20 years of experience in leading international teams around the world and in a wide range of positions, including Project Management and General Management and Business Transformation."As Nexans aims to extend its momentum in offshore markets and interconnectors, especially in the US and Europe, Pascal Radue will actively contribute to the Group’ s ambition to become a pure player in electrification
Nexans to Install Section of World's Longest and Deepest Interconnector
Subsea power cable maker Nexans has been awarded a major contract valued at €1.43 billion for the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that connects Greece and Cyprus."As a critical part of a broader project to connect the grids of Greece, Israel, and Cyprus, the 525kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable will be the longest and deepest interconnector in the world with a bi-pole length of 2x900 km, and will run across the Mediterranean Sea floor at depths of over 3,000 meters," Nexans said.Impregnated cables will be manufactured in Nexans’ facilities in
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