Nexans secures major frame agreement in the Gulf of Mexico

The frame agreement is initially for one year; however, BP has the right to extend the agreement for an additional four year period. The agreement covers the design, manufacture and supply of bespoke umbilicals that will carry fluid, power, control and telecommunications services for new subsea oil and gas projects or replacements in water depths up to 1,980 metres. During the term of the agreement, Nexans could deliver more than 200 kilometres of umbilical products to BP.

This new frame agreement follows the success of the previous umbilical frame agreement between BP Exploration & Production Inc. and Nexans for the Gulf of Mexico, which ran from 2002 to 2008. During this time, Nexans delivered several umbilical projects for BP worth a total of $130 million, as the company states. A number of these projects presented significant technical challenges, such as implementation of a record breaking deep water dynamic umbilical incorporating high power cable.

The umbilicals for the Gulf of Mexico will be designed and manufactured at Nexans’ specialized facility in Halden, Norway.