Bourbon Orders Exail Tech to Streamline Subsea Fleet’s Services for Offshore Energy
UK-based Exail has secured a contract with French maritime services provider Bourbon to supply several units of its Octans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for integration into Bourbon Subsea Services’s fleet.These units will be installed on multiple Bourbon Evolution 800 Series multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) dedicated to subsea operations at depths down to 3,000 meters.IMO-HSC certified, the Octans AHRS will enhance Bourbon vessels’ efficiency in installation, maintenance, and repair tasks for the oil and gas, and offshore wind industries, according to Exail.Providing
Mooreast to Anchor Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Southern France
Singapore-based mooring and anchoring specialist Mooreast Holdings has secured an order to supply its proprietary anchors for Eolmed pre-commercial floating offshore wind farm.Mooreast has partnered with French installation contractor Bourbon Offshore to supply Mooreast’s MA5S mooring drag anchors for the Eolmed project located off the Port-La Nouvelle and Gruissan in Southern France.Bourbon will provide transport and installation services to the 30MW pre-commercial project, which is being developed by Qair, a European independent energy company, with TotalEnergies and floating technology
Eolmed Floating Wind Farm Starts Taking Shape in Mediterranean Sea
Bourbon Subsea Services has installed a floating electrical hub (FEH) at the Eolmed floating offshore wind farm in France, completing the first stage of the 30 MW project.The FEH for the pilot floating farm was installed off Portla-Nouvelle in southern France in fall 2023.This project will involve three 10 MW-rated wind turbines, supplied by Vestas, that will be capable of producing more than 110 million kWh/year by 2025, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 50,000 inhabitants.The FEH will be connected to the three wind turbines on one side and the shore connection cable on the other
JDR to Provide Inter-array Cables for 30MW Floating Offshore Wind Project in Mediterranean Sea
investment decision in May 2022.JDR will design and manufacture the 66kV dynamic cables, with the cable cores being produced at its parent company TFK’s Bydgoszcz plant in Poland. The assets will be transported for final assembly and testing at JDR’s facility in Hartlepool, UK. Bourbon Offshore Gaïa will transport and install the cables and accessories between the 10MW floating wind turbines and Eolmed floating electrical hub.Once the cables have been installed, JDR’s teams will be on-site to test and terminate the IAC system. The manufacture and delivery of the cables
Bourbon to Install Eolmed Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean Sea
French offshore vessel operator Bourbon has won a contract to support the construction of the Eolmed project, a recently sanctioned pilot floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore France.The wind farm, owned by Qair, TotalEnergies, and BW Ideol, will consist of three floaters, each fitted with 10 MW turbines.This 30 MW project is located more than 18 km off the coast of Gruissan and Port la Nouvelle (Occitan region). The start of production is expected by mid-2024.Bourbon will be responsible for the offshore installation works, and its scope includes the detailed design, procuremen
VIDEO: Installation of Innovative Floating Wind Turbine Foundation - TetraSpar
Offshore vessel operator and installation services firm Bourbon Subsea Services has recently completed the installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar floating wind turbine prototype at a test site in Norway.The TetraSpar Demo project is developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, TEPCO Renewable Power, Shell, and RWE and has been described as the world’s first full-scale demonstration of an industrialized offshore foundation.The TetraSpar foundation concept is the modular “building block” arrangement: each foundation is assembled from tubular steel modules, most of which are common to all
Cable Connected: Bourbon Completes Installation of TetraSpar Floater in Norway
Bourbon Subsea Services has completed the offshore installation of the 3,6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine at Metcentre Test site in Norway, by laying and connecting the power cable earlier this week.The TetraSpar Demo project is being developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, TEPCO Renewable Power, Shell, and RWE.The TetraSpar floating wind foundation fitted with a 3.6MW wind turbine arrived at the Marine Energy Test Centre, near Stavanger, southeast Norway in July.According to Bourbon, following the completion of the power cable laying and connection, the floating wind turbine will
Shell, RWE Hire Akselos to Build Digital Model of TetraSpar Floating Wind Foundation
could completely change that and, by using Integra, the developers will be able to further optimize the design and accelerate validation. That will, in turn, be key to get the concept to market sooner. Akselos’ technology is a key enabler for the industrialization of floating offshore wind."Bourbon to Install TetraSpar Floating Wind Turbine Offshore NorwayThis is the second floating wind win for Akselos, with a structural digital twin already deployed on the WindFloat Atlantic project as part of a US Department of Energy grant.“Shell is focused on identifying and developing the next
Bourbon Offshore to Manage DRASSM Subsea Research Vessels
Offshore vessel operator Bourbon Offshore Surf has won a tender for the supply and management of the crew and nautical activities of the deep-sea vessels owned by the French Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (DRASSM) Alfred Merlin and André Malraux."With the arrival in its fleet in 2021 of the Alfred Merlin, a 46-meter vessel that will carry out overseas missions, the DRASSM wanted to strengthen its presence by relying on a reputed professional of specialized vessels management," Bourbon, which has fifty years of experience in offshore oil and gas operations, said.
February 2024
