Offshore staff
LONDON/SHARJAH, UAE – Seagreen Wind Energy has contracted Petrofac to design, supply, and install the high voltage alternating current (HVAC) onshore and offshore substations for the Seagreen wind farm project, 27 km (16.8 mi) offshore eastern Scotland.
The 1,075-MW project, developed by SSE Renewables, will be the largest in Scotland, with Phase One set to provide energy to around 1 million homes.
Petrofac’s responsibilities cover engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation, and commissioning of the offshore substation platform, including the topsides, jacket, and piles.
Its EPC scope for the onshore substation includes all civil works and major equipment.
Subsea 7 subsidiary Seaway 7 has issued a letter of award to UAE fabricator Lamprell to construct the project’s 30 wind turbine generator substructures, including jackets, transition pieces, and suction caissons.
Pending finalization of the contract, fabrication should start soon with completion following during the second half of 2021.
Lamprell will deliver the jackets to Seaway 7 at the deepwater quayside in Hamriyah port for onward transport to the North Sea.
Nexans Norway will perform design, engineering, production, and installation of the HV transmission cables offshore and on land, with financial support from GIEK (The Norwegian Export Credit Agency) of around NOK 1.6 billion ($172 million).
The company plans to use its new cable-laying vessel C/V Aurora for the offshore installations. GIEK is also guaranteeing parts of financing of the vessel, currently under construction at Ulstein Verft in Norway.
06/08/2020
