Norwegian ocean services contractor DeepOcean has been awarded framework agreements by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance services on the Swedish utility’s operational European offshore wind portfolio.
The framework agreements is valid for a period of four years and apply to Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Under the framework agreements, DeepOcean will provide project management, engineering, pre-installation surveys, offshore transportation of cables, trenching, cable installation and jointing, termination and testing, post-installation surveys, as well as recovery and disposal of damaged cables.
The Norwegian firm will utilise its personnel in Norway and the UK to conduct project management and engineering work for call-off orders under the framework agreement.
A first call-off under the frame agreement has been executed, and DeepOcean mobilised the subsea vessel Olympic Ares, which was converted with cable lay equipment and a jet trencher onboard.
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