Nexans will utilise its Nexans Aurora vessel for the installation of the custom-made cable solution. The cable system consists of one 3-core 132kV AC cable with the capacity to transport and supply 180 MW to the main platform at Oseberg.

December 22, 2021

French cable and optical fibre manufacturer Nexans has won a contract for the manufacturing and installation of a power cable system that will deliver electricity from the Norwegian power grid to the Oseberg field center in the North Sea, off Norway. The contract is valued at more than EUR 80 million (~USD 90.17 million).

The cable system will provide electricity to the field and the contract is a part of Equinor’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint. Nexans will use its recently launched Nexans Aurora vessel for the installation of the custom-made cable solution at Oseberg. The cable system consists of one 3-core 132kV AC cable with the capacity to transport and supply 180 MW to the main platform at Oseberg.

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The power cables will include two fibre optic cables, each fitted with 48 SM fibre optic elements. They will be connected to a central DTS system which crucially allows operators to detect early warning signs of any technical issues in the cables. The cables will be manufactured at Nexans’ plant in Halden, Norway. The installation of the cable project is scheduled to start in 2023.

The cabling system will allow Oseberg to operate using renewable energy harnessed from hydropower and achieve about a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in those areas of the field.

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Ragnhild Katteland, Executive Vice President, Nexans Subsea & Land Systems Business Group, says, “Electrifying business operations in the energy sector plays an important part in reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the global transition to net zero. Equinor continues to make strong progress in achieving this, and our ongoing partnership with them is just another step in Nexans’ ongoing journey to electrify the future.”