"Aker Solutions" News

New chairman for GCE Subsea

Apr 20, 2017

Norwegian subsea industry focused group GCE Subsea has elected OneSubsea's Jon Arve Sværen as its chairman. Sværen is currently employed as VP Business Strategy Processing in OneSubsea.  'I am convinced that subsea technology has a bright future despite the current downturn in the industry…

Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 to go ahead

Mar 21, 2017

Statoil and its partners have agreed to move forward with a US$5.92-6.51 billion second phase development of the giant Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway at a sub-$30/bbl break even price. The cost is half that estimated, when Statoil…

DEA's Dvalin PDO approved

Mar 22, 2017

German operator DEA has gained approval from Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the US$1.2 billion (NOK 10 billion) Dvalin development plan in the Norwegian Sea, with production set for 2020. Illustration of Dvalin…

Trio to FEED Pil & Bue

Mar 06, 2017

VNG Norge has awarded a trio of companies, Subsea 7, TechnipFMC, and Aker Solutions, front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the Pil & Bue project, in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea 7 and TechnipFMC won the subsea structures…

Aker inks two BP deals

Feb 08, 2017

Aker Solutions was awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering (FEED) services for BP, globally. The first contract is for feasibility and concept engineering and the second is for FEED services covering the full range of upstream developments…

Statoil awards Johan Sverdrup hook-up contracts

Jan 31, 2017

Norwegian firms Aker Solutions and Aibel have won hook-up and commissioning contracts on Statoil's massive Johan Sverdrup field development offshore Norway. The contracts have a total value of slightly less than NOK 1.3 billion, excluding options…

21st century visioneers

Feb 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin examines how virtual reality goggles and augmented reality offshore platforms are quickly becoming part of the 21st century oil and gas industry. Simulation solutions. Photo from Aker Solutions…

ProSep awarded Troll B gig

Feb 15, 2017

Integrated process solutions provider ProSep will supply one ProDry unit to Statoil for the Troll B ZMP Project. ProSep’s project scope of supply – awarded through Aker Solutions – began in January 2017 and is expected to last approximately five months…

Slow ahead

Feb 01, 2017

The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…

Aker completes Brazil CSE acquisition

Dec 07, 2016

Aker Solutions completed the acquisition of 70% of Brazilian CSE Mecânica e Instrumentação Ltda. The agreement includes an option for Aker Solutions to purchase the remaining 30% of the company three years from now. The acquisition…

New EVP for Kvaerner

Jan 13, 2017

Sturla Magnus has been appointed new executive vice president (EVP) for Structural Solutions and responsible for Kvaerner's yard at Verdal. He will start in his new position 1 April 2017 at the latest. Previous EVP of Structural Solutions…

Offshore Achievement Awards finalists unveiled

Jan 13, 2017

Finalists for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards, supported by OE (Offshore Engineer) have been unveiled today. Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, the annual awards recognize some of the industry’s…

Centrica hands out Oda contracts

Dec 15, 2016

Centrica has awarded a string of contracts to FMC Technologies, Subsea 7 and Aker BP / Maersk Drilling, for its Oda field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  The Oda oil field (previously called Butch) was discovered in 2011…

Aker to buy majority stake in Brazil's CSE

Oct 21, 2016

Aker Solutions entered into an agreement to buy 70% of Brazilian CSE Mecânica e Instrumentação Ltda, in which the deal comes with an option to purchase the remaining 30% of the company three years after the expected close of the transaction by the end of Q1 2017…

Aker inks BP framework deal

Oct 27, 2016

Aker Solutions has secured two five-year framework agreements for potential future deliveries of subsea production systems and lifecycle services at BP-operated oil and gas fields globally. The first five-year contract covers engineering…

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