The Equinor-BP joint venture (JV) developing the 2.1GW Empire Wind 1 & 2 for the US state of New York has signed up Belgian maritime contractor DEME for transportation and installation of its inter-array cables.
The deal valued at between $165m-$318m will have DEME lay some 220 miles (350km) of 65kV inter-array cables connecting Empire Wind’s 147 turbines.
“DEME’s excellent track record and ability to successfully execute large-scale cable projects safely and efficiently, combined with our robust technical solution for the Empire Wind projects, are the key factors for our success with the award of this contract,” said Sid Florey, president of DEME offshore US.
