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The first seven employment opportunities for managers and engineers to be based from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm O&M [Operations and Maintenance] base in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk have just been posted on the Statoil website [www.statoil.com/careers].
Work has now commenced in Norfolk to install the underground cables and construct the substations that will enable electricity produced by the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to be distributed into the UK National Grid electricity network.
The contracted Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Dudgeon wind farm is of the Havyard-832 design with a length of 83.7 meters and a width of 17.6 meters.
A2SEA shall provide the jack-up vessel Sea Installer including 24/7 marine crew and crane operators for transport and installation of the 67 Siemens 6.0-154 wind turbine generators (WTG). The charter covers project management, and design, procurement and installation of necessary sea fastening and grillage for the work.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded the EPCI contract for the onshore cables for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Carillion Utility Service LTD.
Earlier this summer, the Dudgeon project passed a final investment decision. In conjunction with this a new partner acquired a 35 percent stake from Statoil. On Tuesday this week, at the UN Climate Summit in New York it was announced that the new partner is Masdar.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded the contract for the Electrical System Infrastructure for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd.
The Dudgeon Wind Farm Limited has awarded the contract for the Monopile Foundation Fabrication for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Sif Group B.V.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has announced a further contract associated with the construction of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, located 20 miles off the coast of North Norfolk.
Statoil and Statkraft have decided to start building the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The project aims for full production in late 2017.
Late last year Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited announced that Great Yarmouth was its preferred location for the Operations and Maintenance [O&M] base for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, which is to be built 20 miles off the coast of Cromer in North Norfolk.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind has announced that it has awarded the contract for the monopile engineering activities to Atkins Ltd.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind has announced that it has awarded the contract for the Substation and Foundation Installation to Seaway Heavy Lifting.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd. has awarded the EPC contract for the Submarine Export cable for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to ABB AB.
Statoil, with Dong Energy and Siemens, is participating in an event organised by GROW: Offshore Wind on Monday 27th January 2014 in London. The purpose of the event is to explain to key regional and other industry organisations how their members can supply the offshore wind market over the coming 3-5 years, and is aimed at generating jobs and growth in the UK.