Tampnet has secured a long-term service contract to provide optical fiber connectivity and related services for Woodside’s deepwater Trion oil project offshore Mexico.
The fiber-based connectivity to shore will enable remote operations from a Woodside facility onshore in Mexico.
Tampnet will supply about 200 km of fiber, expanding its existing infrastructure in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which currently comprises 1,500 km of subsea fiber connecting about 20 offshore facilities.
“Offshore energy companies can now…[benefit] from real-time data analytics and AI-driven insights, irrespective of the offshore field’s location," Tampnet CEO Elie Hanna said. “In terms of data speeds, reliability and scalability, no other technologies can compete with fiber optics…This project also ties in perfectly with our ambitions for geographic expansion and long-term presence in Mexico.”
Under Tampnet's roaming relationship with AT&T, the additional 5G coverage will be available to the private devices of offshore personnel working on the Trion development. It will also provide expanded coverage of the US public safety network, FirstNet, making Trion “a significant contributor toward increased safety in the region,” Tampnet added.
