Aker Solutions is to carry out a study on a design for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Lundin's Alta and Gohta oil development in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.
The work is under a new three-year framework agreement Aker Solutions has secured from Lundin Norway, covering engineering services for Lundin's projects offshore Norway.
The agreement, which has two years' worth of extension options, covers early-phase studies, pre-engineering (FEED) work, verifications and follow-on engineering for Lundin Norway.
It encompasses engineering work from Aker Solutions' three business areas - engineering, subsea and maintenance, modifications and operations - as well as the company's integrated study house, front-end spectrum.
Lundin made the Gohta discovery in 2013, followed by the Alta discovery in 2014. Further exploration and appraisal drilling in the area, including the Neiden and Fiticuldi prospects, expected to be a new hub, is to continue this summer.
Brazil
Earlier this week, Aker Solutions formally opened its new subsea plant in Curitiba, city of São José dos Pinhais, 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 the first subsea control systems manufacturing capability in Brazil, enabling delivery of complete well systems that are placed on the seafloor.
Aberdeen
Last week, Aker Solutions said it is redeveloping its manufacturing site in Aberdeen to strengthen its capabilities in the UK.
The company signed a new 10-year lease for the Kirkhill Avenue site in Dyce, Aberdeen, which has served as a joint subsea equipment manufacturing and subsea services facility for Aker Solutions since 1993.
It is now being developed to include a multi-product services area and state-of-the-art electronics labs that will expand the company’s subsea services offering in the UK.
"We are making a step change in our UK business to better meet customer needs at an increasingly challenging time for our industry," said David Clark, Aker Solutions' regional head for Europe and Africa. "We have since the late 1970s pioneered subsea controls technology in Aberdeen, delivering more than 1000 control modules to customers in the UK. The redevelopment will enable us to service these assets swiftly and effectively at a world-class facility."
The revamp will include new office accommodation with enhanced welfare facilities for employees at the site.
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