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Aniva Bay
Installing cable under a tight schedule, in a remote region with poor infrastructure.
Principal Sponsor: - Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.

Our Customer:  Saipem

Completion Date: 2005

The Project:

Global Marine Systems was sub contracted by Saipem to install a 5.2 km length of integrated power/telecom cable from the beach to a Tanker Loading Unit, providing a robust dedicated power supply in a hostile offshore environment in the Sea of Okhotsk, offshore Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.


The Challenges:
  • Tight schedule and poor infrastructure.
  • Safety and protection of the marine environment.
Resources Deployed:

Cable Networker - purpose-built cable-working barge, one of the largest of its kind

Rocksaw Trencher - rock trenching tool for wide range of bedrock types

Injector Trenching System - deep burial installation jetting system

Networker was supported by two anchor-handling tugs and a support barge to transport Rocksaw and Injector spares.


Facts & Features
What’s being connected Tanker Loader Unit to the shore
Type of cable Integrated power/telecom cable, 3 x 50mm2 1.8/3(3.6) kV power cables, with 12 single mode FO fibres
Cable manufacturer Scanrope
Voltage of cable 1.8/3(3.6) kV