Ocean services provider DeepOcean has announced that it has secured a framework agreement with Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance (O&M) services. The agreement is valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio.

The framework agreements, which are valid for a period of four years, cover Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Under the terms of the agreements, DeepOcean will be responsible for a range of services including project management, engineering, pre-installation surveys, offshore transportation of cables, trenching, cable installation and jointing, termination and testing, post-installation surveys, as well as recovery and disposal of damaged cables.

This scope of work is specific to Vattenfall’s operating assets, which necessitates a quick response time and technical expertise. DeepOcean will leverage its personnel in Norway and the UK to carry out project management and engineering tasks for call-off orders under the framework agreement.

CEO of DeepOcean, Øyvind Mikaelsen, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “We welcome the opportunity to support Vattenfall’s generation of renewable energy through these framework agreements. With over 25 years of experience in subsea installation and Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) work, we are well-equipped to apply our specialist expertise to Vattenfall’s subsea infrastructure.”

The first call-off under the framework agreement has already been executed for an O&M work scope at a European offshore wind farm. DeepOcean mobilized the subsea vessel Olympic Ares, which has been outfitted with cable lay equipment and a jet trencher, for this project and future assignments in the offshore renewables sector.