Aker Solutions has opened its new subsea plant in Curitiba, Brazil. The facility will employ about 850 people and is dedicated to machining, welding, surface treatment, assembly and testing of christmas trees and other subsea equipment. It will provide subsea control systems manufacturing capabilities, and enable delivery of complete well systems that are placed on the seafloor.
The plant, located in the city of São José dos Pinhais, will double the company's production capacity in the country. It is part of a global delivery model with subsea execution hubs in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe and will support customers both in and outside of Brazil. Aker Solutions is also upgrading its subsea services unit in Rio das Ostras to better meet customer demand.
The company earlier this year secured a contract to provide maintenance and other services on subsea equipment delivered by Aker Solutions to Petrobras in Brazil. The agreement has a fixed period of three years valued at US$122.8 million (BRL 435 million) after tax and may be extended by another three years.
"The new plant enables us to cost-effectively support Petrobras' production and growth plans and deliver on our existing order backlog in Brazil," said Maria Peralta, head of Aker Solutions' Brazilian operations.
Image: São José dos Pinhais facility opening/Aker Solution
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