Nexans is the worldwide leader in the cable and wire industry, serving all points on the globe with manufacturing presence in 31 countries, including 10 in North America. Nexans has commercial presence in 65 countries, thus we have the capability of serving customers in all significant markets for the oil and gas industry.

This diverse manufacturing base has fostered a thorough and varied range of cables made to numerous specifications depending upon manufacturing and end use geography. Nexans is the largest supplier worldwide of cables for Marine applications including the offshore energy industry, and the only company that manufacturers a complete range of cables for the offshore marine and energy industry, meeting all international standards of any significance, applicable to offshore facilities worldwide.

Nexans manufactures cables for the offshore oil and gas environment to both IEC and NEK specifications as well as cables manufactured to the IEEE Std 45/1580 and UL1309 standard, commonly known as “Type P”. They also provide a full line of CLX products manufactured to the latest IEEE and ANSI specifications. Nexans cables have been tested to the requirements of all major international standards and are type approved by all major classification societies such as ABS, DnV and Lloyds.

Nexans also provides cables that meet the standard of performance in the harsh environments of the North Sea and the Arctic. These cables have evolved over time from simple PVC constructions to highly engineered Low Smoke, Zero Halogen constructions that have been tested for NEK 606 mud resistance as well as the new generation of synthetic drilling muds. Nexans cable constructions are well regarded for high temperature and superior abrasion resistance.

Nexans engineers are instrumental in driving the IEC Standards process to constantly incorporate the latest and best technologies in order to both create the safest and also the most durable solution possible for the end users. Nexans R&D capabilities are unsurpassed in the industry, and their 450 fully dedicated researchers, engineers and technicians ensures that Nexans is leading the development to meet future cable requirements in the marine and offshore industry. Nexans consistently enhance their products performance and provide consistent technological advances.