wiredInUSA November 2020

Umbilicals contract

Seaside resort builds on its heritage

Image courtesy of Nexans

Nexans has signed a contract with Subsea 7 to design and manufacture 46km of umbilicals for the Sangomar field, offshore Senegal. The umbilicals will provide hydraulic, control and instrumentation services for a stand-alone floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility and associated subsea infrastructure. Nexans will deliver 13,471m of dynamic umbilicals to be installed from north to south. Nexans will also provide main static umbilicals, 8,719m of production infield umbilicals, and 14,650m of injection infield umbilicals in the subsequent four phases of development. The Sangomar Field development was discovered in 2014. Located 2km below the seabed floor, the field is spread over 400km 2 , in water depths of between 700m and 1,400m.

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A subsea transatlantic fiber optic cable has reached the UK resort of Blackpool, as part of an initiative to attract more technology companies to the area. The cable is said to have the capacity to provide some of the world’s fastest, most resilient internet speeds. The North Atlantic Loop is made up of several undersea fiber cables connecting the UK to the US and Northern Europe. The cable landing in Blackpool is known as CeltixConnect-2, and is part of the Aqua Comms network. Andy Hudson, chief network officer at Aqua Comms, said: “As our reliance on technology grows greater, the world of telecoms continues to change at a rapid pace, internet connectivity needs to be secure yet agile, flexible and resilient, and nowhere is this more critical than in the transatlantic market – one of the busiest oceanic data routes in the world, linking North America to Northern Europe.” Leader of Blackpool Council, councillor Lynn Williams, added: “Blackpool’s new connectivity puts it at a major advantage, compared to other UK locations, and is testament to the town’s entrepreneurial spirit … [building] on its historic association with cutting-edge technology.”

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wiredInUSA November 2020