Belgian and Greek Contractors Reel In UK’s HVDC Interconnections Deal
Belgian offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in consortium with Greek cables supplier Hellenic Cables has signed a framework agreement with National Grid for strategic HVDC interconnections in the U.K.This agreement will entitle the consortium to participate in upcoming tenders for call-off projects for the design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of HVDC cable systems as part of National Grid’s large-scale offshore and onshore transmission infrastructure investment program.The deal, which has an initial term of five years with an option for extension of up
Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms
Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France.The agreement was signed with France's transmission system operator RTE, which is developing an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms.Jan De Nul will install the cables that transport the renewable energy of France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms from the offshore substation to shore.Together with
Hollandse Kust West Beta Export Cables to Come Ashore Next Week
in an underground socket with large terminal blocks to the electricity cables that have already been deployed on land. This is how the power is exported at our transformer station on Zeestraat in Wijk aan Zee," said Robert Koens, project manager on behalf of client TenneT.Dutch offshore installation contractor Boskalis is in charge of the Hollandse Kust West Beta wind farm export cable installation in consortium with consortium with Orient Cables (NBO).The two 220kV AC cable circuits will come ashore near the existing onshore high voltage substation at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.Boskalis is
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
Jumbo Offshore Appoints Middle East Partner as it Eyes Regional Expansion
Dutch heavy lift shipping and offshore transport and installation contractor Jumbo Offshore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sea Horizon Offshore Marine Services, which will act as its representative in the Middle East region.Sea Horizon Offshore, with its broad network of local partners, will represent Jumbo Offshore to potential clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.Its scope will also include commercial representation, supporting operations and providing project management on behalf of Jumbo Offshore during project execution in the region.The MoU
Jan De Nul Reels In Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Export Cable Job
Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has signed the export cable contract with Ørsted for its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the U.K.Jan De Nul will be responsible for the seabed preparation, transport, installation and protection of 350 km of DC export cables connecting the wind farm to the U.K. electricity grid.For the installation and protection of the DC export cables, the company is going to deploy several vessels.Cable-laying vessels Isaac Newton and Connector will transport and install the cables, and to protect the cables a variety of burial solutions will
Royal IHC Secures Launch Customer for Its New Surface Fed Amphibious Hi-Traq Jetter
Royal IHC announced it has secured a contract to supply U.S.-based Caldwell Marine International (CMI), with a newbuild Amphibious Hi-Traq Jetter.This subsea tracked trenching vehicle is the first of its type to be owned and operated by a specialist U.S. cable installation contractor.Brett Bailey, general manager at CMI, said, “This state-of-the-art instrument significantly increases CMI’s cable burial capabilities and allows us to better approach complex submarine cable installations. The Surface Fed Amphibious Hi-Traq Jetter will play an important role in the ongoing future successes of
23D Completes Subsea Cable Trenching and Burial Work for European Client
Nearshore and onshore power installation contractor and marine consultancy company 23 Degrees Renewables (23D), part of OEG Group, said Monday it had completed a contract for an unnamed European cable company to carry out trenching and burial works on submarine export cables and associated protection pipes located in the Northeast of Scotland.The project work scope included trenching and burial works on three 225kV submarine export cables and associated protection pipes for an offshore wind farm, using 23D’s tracked subsea trencher system. The approximate lengths of cable burial in the
Van Oord Makes History with Record-Breaking Subsea Rock Installation Offshore Senegal
fall pipe system and Remote Operating Vehicles (ROV)."Van Oord has developed a system in-house to install rock precisely and efficiently at greater water depth. This is an unique system giving Van Oord the ability to reach this record breaking water depth. Van Oord is the only subsea Rock Installation Contractor ever to reach this water depth and is determined to remain the record holder for deep water SRI," the company said.Last month, Australian oil and gas giant Woodside said that its Sangomar development had been 82% complete and on target for first oil later in 2023. Once online, this
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