Corinth Pipeworks, a subsidiary of Cenergy Holdings, has signed an agreement with Subsea 7 to deliver high-frequency welding (HFW) steel pipes for Aker BP’s Kobra East and Gekko (KEG) project. The 9 kilometers of 16″ HFT ultra-long steel pipes will be used for the tie-back of KEG resources to the ex
Nexans revealed on 10 September that the company had entered into exclusive negotiations for the supply and installation of both onshore and offshore export cables for an offshore wind project in the UK. The cable manufacturer has not disclosed any specifics about the project and its client, noting
The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of t
ABB and Aker Solutions have added offshore wind to a strategic alliance agreement the two companies signed in 2016 for seabed solutions for oil and gas. The updated agreement, which now also includes offshore fish farming, covers electrical and control for seabed solutions and offshore wind, power-f
Switzerland-based Omnisens has been selected to provide a cable monitoring system for the Nemo Link interconnector.
Global Marine Group companies Global Offshore, CWind, and OceanIQ will install the inter-array cables at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany, under a turnkey contract signed with Parkwind. Global Offshore will install and bury the inter-array cables by using the Normand Clipper and Globa
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract for its cable-laying vessel Maersk Connector with Seaway 7 in the North Sea.
A new project aiming to advance offshore wind grid connection technology and develop new solutions has been launched in Norway. The Ocean Grid project – led by Equinor and gathering 15 other companies and research institutions – will develop new cable designs, subsea technology, and floating convert
JDR Cable Systems has adopted HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden’s Resonant Test System (RTS) for testing inter-array cables at offshore wind projects. The test system is purpose-built for post-installation testing of 66 kV offshore inter-array cables according to the international standard IEC 63026. The
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has completed the replacement of the submarine electricity distribution cable between Skye and Harris, following a cable fault in October last year. SSEN Distribution connected and energised the new cable on 31 August before gradually re
ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) is providing industrial sponsorship for Proserv Controls’ Electro Cable Guard (ECG) disruptive subsea cable condition monitoring system for the offshore wind market. The sponsorship agreement will see SPR provide its expertise and resource both from a cable owner and o
Hellenic Cables has secured its first contract with Vattenfall under which it will deliver the inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farms in Denmark. The Greek company will design, manufacture, test, and supply approximately 70 kilometers of 66kV XLPE insulated i
Rotech Subsea has completed de-burial and post-lay trenching works on a key interconnector cable in the southern North Sea.
DEME Group’s cable-laying vessel Living Stone has completed the installation of the export cable for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The cable will connect the HKZ Beta offshore platform to the Dutch mainland. According to DEME, the project included the crossing of
