Venterra Group company Osbit has been contracted by N-Sea to deliver a suite of equipment to enable the repair and lay of offshore cables.
The system is designed with flexibility in mind, to support multiple cable specifications, UK-based Osbit said.
Given the need for repeated and rapid deployment, the system is robust and can be easily mobilised and demobilised on various vessels of opportunity, it added.
The Osbit-supplied equipment consists of a dual concentric carousel, a tower with loading arms, and an ergonomic power and control cabin.
The carousel, which will be the world’s first DNV approved dual concentric modular system for cable repair, can process two wires simultaneously in a split basket arrangement, Osbit said.
These two partitions can be controlled independently to rotate at different speeds ensuring bundled products are laid at the same linear speed, or joined as a larger single basket, to repair or lay AC export lines and inter-array AC connections, it added.
Osbit’s system will be engineered, built, and installed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands by a team of the company’s engineers. Delivery is scheduled for early second quarter in 2024.
Operations manager for subsea cables at N-Sea Dale Mcdonald said:”We are very pleased to be working with Osbit on this important and innovative equipment.
“The equipment further demonstrates N-Sea’s commitment in providing a robust and quality service for subsea cable repairs and installation.”
General manager of Osbit in the Netherlands Jurgen Zijlmans added: “We’re extremely proud and thrilled to have landed this design and build contract from N-Sea, and very satisfied to have achieved this within six months of Osbit’s Netherlands entity becoming operational.
“This system will lead the way in cable repairs, paving the way towards a more renewable and sustainable future for us all.
“We’re delighted that the N-Sea team trusts in our vast cable installation experience to deliver such a milestone project and we’re working very closely to channel their operational knowledge into the equipment design.
“We’re excited to deliver the completed system in Rotterdam next year, as Osbit continues to significantly expand our local support in the Netherlands.”