INSTALLATION & TRENCHING

The recent developments of wind farms in deeper waters allow offshore specialists to deploy their technologies and people experience in the offshore renewables and power energy markets.

Since 2009, Reef Subsea's company – Technocean - has been involved in the world’s two largest wind farms developments offshore UK, Thanet and Greater Gabbard .

Today they are performing the full-scope onshore and offshore engineering and management of cable installation and burial in the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm on behalf of our client, Fluor.

Building on this successful experience and aspiring to answer the larger scope requirements of clients including oil and gas operators, offshore wind farm developers, project management and engineering houses and product manufacturers Reef Subsea extended its range of activities by providing installation & trenching services to the Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables markets via Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd.

Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical

Range of services

Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, located in Stockton on Tees, North-East England, is dedicated to becoming an installation and trenching partner of choice, via the provision of:

• Onshore and Offshore project and engineering Management
• Installation of submarine cables and umbilicals
• Trenching
• Remedial and Deburial Services
• Subsea Construction
• Via Group companies:
  • ROV and Survey Services
  • Seabed Dredging.

Capabilities

• Comprehensive onshore and offshore project management and engineering services
• Geotechnical engineering
• The provision of DPII deepwater installation and construction vessels
• The provision of new deepwater trenchers with the capability of performing in varying sea-bed conditions
• Specialised seabed dredging equipment
• Specialised ROV and Survey Services.

Furthermore Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical aim is to:

• Continuously build and maintain our service reputation in the offshore Renewable Energy and Oil and Gas sector through ensuring client perceived operational excellence
• Develop leading technology innovation solutions with regard to burial and installation in cooperation with industry partners.

Assets

Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd will initially perform subsea cable and umbilical installation and burial work scopes from the CSV Polar Prince, a DPII construction vessel which has already installed and trenched power cables in both the Thanet and Greater Gabbard offshore wind farms. Polar Prince’s charter to Reef Subsea from GC Rieber Shipping has been extended and the vessel is today fitted out with a complete installation spread, including a SMD MD3 cable plough.

In the summer of 2012 the new SMD designed-and-built Jet Trench ROV will be delivered to Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., which will encompass the very latest ROV technology allowing significant jetting power providing up to a 3m burial capability in ground conditions varying from soft to hard. The unit will be delivered complete with a dedicated high sea-state launch and recovery system.