Aker Solutions wins mooring system contract for accommodation unit
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
17 July 2013 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete Pusnes
wire mooring system for a cylindrical-shaped accommodation unit being built at
Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China.
The equipment includes three triple wire winches, three control cabins, nine
wire fairleads, three hydraulic power units and the accompanying control system.
The contract is worth about NOK 40 million.
The wire mooring systems will be commissioned at Cosco Nantong Shipyard in
China. Deliveries will take place in May and October 2014. The contract includes
an option for a second unit. The accommodation unit will be operated by Logitel
Offshore.
"We are very pleased to be working with Cosco Nantong and to supply high quality
Pusnes mooring systems to Logitel Offshore," says Leif Haukom, head of Aker
Solutions' mooring and loading systems business.
The contract confirms our position as a leading provider of high-end wire
mooring equipment," says Haukom.
The equipment has been designed according to the latest standards set by
classification society DNV. The wire size and length for the accommodation unit
is 90mm x 450m.
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, E-mail: ivar.simensen(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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Source: Aker Solutions ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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