Aker Solutions to double subsea manufacturing capacity in Brazil
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
22 May 2013 - Aker Solutions today laid the foundation stone of a new plant in
Paraná that will double the company's subsea production capacity in Brazil.
The plant in the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Paraná state in Brazil will
be operational in 2015. It will replace Aker Solutions' current subsea
manufacturing facility in Curitiba and double production capacity in the
country.
Aker Solutions' Executive Chairman Øyvind Eriksen and Luis Araujo, president and
country manager of the company's Brazilian operations, today took part in a
ceremony laying the foundation stone at the new site.
Luis Carlos Setim, the mayor of São José dos Pinhais, attended together with
other local government officials.
"Brazil is a very important market for Aker Solutions and this new plant will
strengthen our subsea offering," says Araujo.
The new facility will have about 1,200 employees and generate work for an
additional 5,000 people at suppliers. The plant will be built on a plot of land
totaling 168,220 square metres.
Petrobras contract
Aker Solutions is expanding its manufacturing capacity after winning a contract
in April to deliver subsea equipment to the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The
contract, worth NOK 4.6 billion (USD 800 million), is for 60 well-sets with
vertical subsea trees, subsea control systems, tools and spares to be used at
Petrobras' deepwater pre-salt field developments in Brazil.
"The forecasts for the Brazilian oil and gas industry are very promising and we
are committed to developing our manufacturing capabilities and local content,"
says Araujo.
Macaé development
Aker Solutions last year started building a new multi-purpose service site for
its drilling equipment business in Macaé, 180 kilometres northeast of Rio de
Janeiro. The facility, set to open in 2014, will expand the company's capacity
to serve the fast-growing drilling market in Brazil. Aker Solutions is also
located in Rio de Janeiro and Rio das Ostras in Brazil.
Aker Solutions, established in Brazil since 1978, currently employs 1,400 people
in the country. The company is a leading provider of subsea equipment and
services in Brazil's offshore pre-salt market. It also delivers downstream and
topside process technology, offshore mooring and loading systems, deepwater
drilling systems and subsea intervention services.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Severin Roald, Vice President Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 55 23, Mob: +47 92 03 00 33, E-mail: severin.roald(at)akersolutions.com
Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47 91 13 71 94, E-mail: lasse.torkildsen(at)akersolutions.com
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 provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in
the oil and gas industry world-wide. The company's knowledge and technologies
span from reservoir to production and through the life of a field.
Aker Solutions brings together engineering and technologies for oil and gas
drilling, field development and production. The company employs approximately
28 000 people in more than 30 countries. We apply the knowledge and create and
use technologies that deliver our customers' solutions.
Aker Solutions ASA is the parent company in the group, which consists of a
number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand
and trademark for most of these entities. In 2012 Aker Solutions had aggregated
annual revenues of approximately NOK 45 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
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