Offshore oil stalwarts Subsea7, Siem and Kongsberg eye floating wind operations play
Trio of North Sea contractors inks memorandum of understanding to move into marine operations for commercial deepwater wind projects, from anchor installation to turbine access
Contractors Subsea7, Siem Offshore and Kongsberg Maritime have inked a lead-off deal to work together on marine operations for future floating wind projects, the latest tie-up in recently weeks between veteran offshore engineering outfits angling to capitalise on the rapidly growing sector.
The memorandum of understanding deal would start with a study “to identify gaps” in the offshore energy services supply chain’s “competencies” in support industrial-scale deepwater wind developments planned globally “within the next decade”.
“Ensuring robustness in methods and equipment is pivotal in making the safe and reliable execution of floating wind projects at scale possible.”
The focus, the trio said, would be to scope out all marine operations linked to commercial floating wind projects, including anchor installation, mooring line pre-lay, tow-out and hook-up, inter-array cable installation and turbine access.
Subsea7 energy transition director Ingunn Kalve said: “It’s essential to get a thorough understanding of the requirements and opportunities of future floating wind and to create sustainable value by delivering the offshore energy transition solutions the world needs.”
The collaboration is intended to map out all marine operations for execution of commercial scale floating offshore wind. This includes operations as anchor installation, mooring line pre-lay, tow-out and hook-up, inter-array cable installation and turbine access.