"Aker Solutions" News

Norway Approves OMV’s Plan for the Berling Gas and Condensate Discovery

Jun 29, 2023

Austrian oil and gas firm OMV saw its Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Berling gas and condensate discovery off Norway approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy this week.OMV submitted the plan to the Norwegian…

Equinor Gets Consent to Dispose of Heimdal Field Facilities

Jun 15, 2023

The Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority, has given Equinor consent to dispose of the facilities on the Heimdal field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.'Equinor has applied to the PSA for consent for the disposal of the facilities on the Heimdal field…

Former Aker Solutions CEO, Luis Araujo, Becomes Chairman of CRC Evans

May 03, 2023

Bluewater-backed CRC Evans, a company offering welding and coating services to the energy sector has appointed Luis Araujo, former CEO of Aker Solutions, as its Chairman to help drive its next growth phase.'The appointment comes after a transformational year for the business…

Northern Lights Installs 12 CO2 Storage Tanks in Øygarden

Jun 02, 2023

The Northern Lights JV in Norway which is developing the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, has this week completed the installation of all 12 CO2 storage tanks at its facilities in Øygarden.The Northern Lights JV…

Strohm to Supply TCP Jumpers for TotalEnergies' Moho Infill Project

Jun 13, 2023

Strohm, a company making Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP), has been awarded a 3 million euros contract to supply carbon fibre/PA12 composite jumpers to Aker Solutions to support work being carried out at TotalEnergies’ Moho Infill project in the Republic of the Congo…

Aker Solutions to Tie Back Two Gas Fields to Åsgard B Platform

Mar 27, 2023

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions said Monday it had won a sizeable with the Norwegian oil giant Equinor to tie back two gas fields, previously known as Iris and Hades, now named Berling, to the Åsgard B platform…

Aker Solutions Cyberattack: Digital Files Encrypted and Data Access Locked

Feb 15, 2023

Aker Solutions said Tuesday evening that its subsidiary CSE in Brazil had become the victim of a cyberattack that had impacted its IT systems. 'Aker Solutions is working to contain and neutralize the attack, but does not yet know the full extent of the situation…

KenzFigee to Deliver Offshore Pedestal Crane for East Anglia Three HVDC Converter Station

Apr 04, 2023

Dutch crane maker KenzFigee has signed a contract with Aker Solutions to deliver an offshore pedestal crane for installation on ScottishPower Renewables' high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) converter station for the East Anglia THREE (EA3) offshore wind farm in the UK…

UTC 2023: Securing Global Energy

Apr 13, 2023

Global subsea energy leaders will convene in Bergen, Norway at the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in mid-June to meet, greet and exchange ideas on the crucial underwater technology topics. Stig Instanes, TechnipFMC and Rune Vesterkjær…

Equinor Starts Production from Bauge Offshore Field

Apr 17, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor said Monday that production had started from the Bauge subsea field in the Norwegian Sea. Bauge is tied back to the recently upgraded Njord platform. Recoverable reserves in Bauge are estimated at 50 million barrels of oil equivalent…

Power from Shore: Aker Solutions to Electrify OKEA's Draugen Platform

Feb 07, 2023

Norwegian offshore engineering and construction company Aker Solutions has signed a firm contract with oil firm OKEA for the electrification of OKEA's Draugen platform in the Norwegian Sea, offshore Norway.The Draugen oil field sits in about 250 meters of water…

UK Shortlists BP, Equinor Low-carbon Gas Power Project for Support

Mar 31, 2023

Britain shortlisted for state support a project by BP BP.L and Equinor to build a large-scale gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the government's latest selection round showed on Thursday.The British government has shortlisted…

Yinson Bags $5.3B Deal for its First FPSO Project in Angola

Feb 28, 2023

Malaysian company Yinson has secured a firm contract to provide and maintain an FPSO for Azule Energy, a BP-Eni joint venture, in Angola.The contract, awarded by Eni Angola, is for the provision of the FPSO for the  Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project in Angola (“FPSO Agogo”)…

Drydocks, Aker Solutions JV Pens Deal to Upgrade FPSO for Equinor's Rosebank Field

Feb 03, 2023

Dubai's shipbuilding and shiprepair company Drydocks World and Norwegian offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions have established a joint venture to upgrade the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO for Equinor's Rosebank offshore oil and gas field in the UK…

Aker Solutions, Drydocks to Upgrade Petrojarl Knarr FPSO for Deployment at Equinor's Rosebank Field

Jan 09, 2023

Norway's Aker Solutions will upgrade Altera Infrastructure's Petrojarl  Knarr floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) to be redeployed at Equinor's Rosebank field development, offshore the UK. Petrojarl Knarr was built by Samsung…

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