Tratos has supplied 1830 meters of is TratoSubmarine medium voltage cable to energy company Edison for use in its Alba Marina floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) and Rospo Mare B Platform, located in the Adriatic Sea.

Manufactured in Tratos’ Italian factory to IEC 60228 and IEC 60502-2, IEC 60840 to 26/45 KV, the TratoSubmarine cable comes with a copper or aluminium circular stranded conductor, extruded semi-conducting layer, HEPR insulation and a special hygroscopic PE innersheath and oversheath. It features double galvanised steel armouring for exceptional durability, making TratoSubmarine ideally suited to the oil and gas and utilities markets. In this project Tratos has used  a unique protection water barrier in the contruction of the cable.

The TratoSubmarine power cable replaces the existing Tratos cable which was fitted at the Alba Marina and Rospo Mare B Platform in 2004.

Tratos, whose primary market is the oil and gas industry, offers an extensive range of hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and electrical umbilical cabling for subsea oil and gas extraction and Oil&Gas BS6883 cables. The Tratos subsea cable range allows for hydraulic and injection fluids to be transmitted, as well as power and data, depending on the cable type. They are suited for installation at depths up to 2000 metres, with select umbilicals qualified for depths of 3000 meters.

All Tratos cables are produced using high grade component parts, include recyclable materials where possible. A high level of customer support is provided by Tratos to ensure customer requirements are met regardless of country of origin.

For more information, please contact Tratos on 01246 858000 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or go to www.tratos.co.uk.