Aker Solutions designs world's largest Spar platform
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
14 March 2012 - Aker Solutions has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering
and design) contract from Statoil to design the world's largest Spar platform
for the Aasta Hansteen field development in the Norwegian Sea.
With a total hull length of 193 meters and a draught of 170 meters, the Aasta
Hansteen (formerly named Luva) Spar platform will be the largest of its kind. A
Spar platform is a cylinder shaped floating offshore installation. Aasta
Hansteen will be the first Spar platform on the Norwegian continental shelf
(NCS), and also the world's first Spar platform with condensate storage capacity
- a so called Belly-Spar.
The Belly-Spar concept is an exclusive Aker Solutions design. The 'belly' refers
to the increased diameter on part of the circular shaped hull, where the
condensate storage tanks are located. This gives the Aker Solutions' Belly-Spar
its characteristic shape.
Henning Østvig, head of Front-End & Technology in Aker Solutions says: "The
Aasta Hansteen Spar will be the first production platform on the NCS with steel
catenary risers. With a water depth of 1300 meters, this is probably the only
riser technology that can meet the challenges on the Aasta Hansteen field".
The steel catenary risers are made of self-supporting steel pipes in a bow shape
between the platform and the seabed. The shape helps the risers compensate for
the motions on the floating facility.
Innovation
"The Belly-Spar concept is a result of the innovative spirit and culture among
our engineers, who have come up with the right solutions for the challenging
conditions on the Aasta Hansteen field," says Valborg Lundegaard, head of
Engineering business area in Aker Solutions.
The mooring system for Aasta Hansteen Spar platform consists of a set of
polyester lines. "There are currently no installations on the NCS with polyester
mooring. Aasta Hansteen may be the first, and it will definitely be operating in
the deepest water," says Henning Østvig.
The FEED study will be completed in the third quarter of 2012. The contract
value is undisclosed.
Aasta Hansteen
The field was discovered in 1997 and lies 300km offshore in the Vøring area. The
licence partners are Statoil (75 per cent), ExxonMobil (15 per cent) and
ConocoPhillips (10 per cent).
Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Engineering & Technology AS.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Ivar Simensen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 59 41 90, Mob:
+47 46 40 23 17.
Investor relations:
Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 48 17 00 35.
Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers
Career opportunities:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers
Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"),
is a leading global oil services company that provides engineering services,
technologies, product solutions and field-life solutions for the oil and gas
industry. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number of separate legal
entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these
entities.
Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions has
aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 35 billion and employs
approximately 18 500 people in about 30 countries.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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