<p>Leading international service provider to the energy industry Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Seawind Ocean Technology, an engineering and technology company which has developed a unique floating offshore wind energy system. Through the MOU, Petrofac will initially support design verification of the system and, thereafter, is positioned to provide project management & EPCM services in connection with Seawind’s first 6.2MW floating offshore wind turbine demonstrator, due for deployment in European waters by the first quarter of 2024.</p><p>Netherlands-based Seawind has developed proprietary two-bladed floating wind turbines integrated with a unique concrete floating structure suitable for installation in all seas, including cyclonic regions and ultra-deep waters.</p><p>The two companies will work together to combine Seawind’s floating offshore wind expertise and Petrofac’s world-class engineering, procurement, and construction and energy project delivery track record. Under the terms of the agreement, they will collaborate on the delivery of early floating offshore wind plant concessions, initially in the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently in other European and global locations, as well as work towards the electrification of other offshore energy assets.</p>
<p>Leading international service provider to the energy industry Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Seawind Ocean Technology, an engineering and technology company which has developed a unique floating offshore wind energy system. Through the MOU, Petrofac will initially support design verification of the system and, thereafter, is positioned to provide project management & EPCM services in connection with Seawind’s first 6.2MW floating offshore wind turbine demonstrator, due for deployment in European waters by the first quarter of 2024.</p><p>Netherlands-based Seawind has developed proprietary two-bladed floating wind turbines integrated with a unique concrete floating structure suitable for installation in all seas, including cyclonic regions and ultra-deep waters.</p><p>The two companies will work together to combine Seawind’s floating offshore wind expertise and Petrofac’s world-class engineering, procurement, and construction and energy project delivery track record. Under the terms of the agreement, they will collaborate on the delivery of early floating offshore wind plant concessions, initially in the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently in other European and global locations, as well as work towards the electrification of other offshore energy assets.</p>
