Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – Dogger Bank Wind Farm has issued contracts for the monopiles and transition pieces for the third phase of what is said to be the world’s largest offshore wind project.
The contracts are subject to financial close on Dogger Bank C, which is expected in late 2021.
The Sif-Smulders consortium will provide 87 monopiles and transition pieces. Sif is responsible for fabrication and supply of the monopiles and primary steel for the transition pieces, and for the marshalling of all foundation components at its Maasvlakte 2 Rotterdam terminal. Smulders will manufacture secondary steel and assemble, coat, and test fully equipped transition pieces.
Seaway 7 will use its heavy lift vessel Alfa Lift to transport and install the foundations. Installation is expected to start in 2024. The vessel is under construction at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu, China.
The 3.6-GW Dogger Bank wind farm, which is to be built more than 130 km (81 mi) off the Yorkshire coast in the UK North Sea, is being developed in three 1.2-GW phases: Dogger Bank A, B, and C.
Dogger Bank A and B is a joint venture between SSE Renewables (40%), Equinor (40%), and Eni (20%).
Earlier this month, SSE Renewables and Equinor, 50:50 joint venture partners in Dogger Bank C, announced Eni will take a 20% stake in the final phase, with SSE Renewables and Equinor maintaining 40% stakes each. The deal is expected to be completed in 1Q 2022, subject to Dogger Bank C financial close and regulatory approvals.
Seaway 7, Sif, and Smulders are now contracted to work on all three phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm.
11/12/2021
