A new super complex at the heart of the future development of the Nasr oil field, offshore from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is to be powered by Nexans' subsea cables.
Nexans has been awarded contract worth around US$100 million by engineering, procurement and construction contractor Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), to supply high voltage power cables and infield cables.
The Nasr oil field is about 130km northwest of Abu Dhabi and has been developed by a partnership between Inpex, Total, BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. HHI is undertaking engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning work for a new super complex serving the Nasr field.
The project will comprise a gas treatment platform, a separation platform, an accommodation platform; installation of subsea power and infield cables; modifying an existing manifold tower and two wellhead towers and work for power distribution facilities from the existing Das Island in the Persian Gulf.
For the Nasr project, Nexans is supplying HHI with 132 kV XLPE insulated three-core subsea power cable incorporating three fibre optic elements, together with 11 kV XLPE insulated three-core infield cables, also incorporating three fibre optic elements.
The Nasr cables will be manufactured at Nexans' specialized facility in Halden Norway.
Dirk Steinbrink, Nexans Senior Executive Vice President High Voltage & Underwater Cables, said: "Winning this very significant order for the Nasr project continues our current growth in subseas power cable projects. It also demonstrates the broad scope of our offering for the oil and gas industry with high technology power cables and umbilicals."
