Cable installation offshore Mexico

This cable installation project was unique, as it carried a lot of firsts for the energy industry in Mexico: it was the first time that a completely modular and portable flex-lay spread would be used for this sort of operation in the country, instead of using a dedicated cable-lay vessel. It was also to be the first major installation project for Sapura Energy in Mexico - as well as the first foreign oil company asset (Eni) to be installed in the country.

MDL undertook its first shallow-water cable lay offshore Mexico using a portable spread mobilised on a vessel of opportunity. Featuring the MDL TTS-2/140 Series Tensioner, the spread was used for the installation of a 25mm fibre optic cable.

The deployment of the MDL solution meant the project did not require a specialist installation vessel, making the operation much more cost effective - and rendering the country's project of firsts a success.