Offshore wind installation vessel operator Eneti and Transocean have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) indicating their intention to form a joint venture for installing offshore wind foundations.
The establishment and operation of the joint venture is subject to definitive agreements which would provide for the conversion of at least two Transocean vessels into floating offshore wind foundation installation platforms.
It would also ensure expertise and operational personnel to be provided by both Eneti and Transocean plus the right, but not the obligation, for both Transocean and Eneti to invest in the joint venture with additional partners.
The vessels, once converted, would be capable of carrying and installing up to six 3500-ton, 12-metre diameter monopile foundations with “state-of-the-art safety and efficiency”.
Transocean has three hundred plus rig-years of experience operating a global fleet of dynamically positioned offshore drilling rigs to a diverse base of energy-producing customers on long-term contracts.
Eneti, through Seajacks International, has installed more than 500 wind turbine foundation components at wind farms including Akita & Noshiro (Japan), Meerwind (Germany), Veja Mate (Germany), and Moray East (Scotland).