Aker Kvaerner awarded subsea umbilical contract for Helix Energy Solutions in the Gulf of Mexico

Fri, Jun 01, 2007 09:55 CET Report this content

Aker Kvaerner will supply main and infield Electro / Hydraulic umbilicals for Helix's Noonan project in the Gulf of Mexico. The Noonan field is the Garden Banks Block 506 located approximately 230 kilometres (145 miles) offshore from Galveston, Texas at a water depth of 820 metres (2 700 feet).

"The advantages of Aker Kvaerner's world leading dynamic umbilical technologies are clear - they are enabling solutions for deepwater fields and have become increasingly important as we move into deeper waters.  Our umbilical facility in the Gulf of Mexico has a proven track record in the execution and delivery of these advanced subsea umbilicals," says Raymond Carlsen, Executive Vice President, Aker Kvaerner Subsea.

The umbilical project management, engineering, and manufacturing will be performed at the Aker Kvaerner Mobile, Alabama, USA facility. Delivery is scheduled for January 2008.

Aker Kvaerner has extensive experience delivering subsea umbilicals from the state-of-the-art facility in Mobile, Alabama. This facility has delivered more than 1 200 kilometres (770 miles) of subsea umbilicals to various clients since the start of operations in the Gulf of Mexico in 2003.

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Media:
Erik Wiik, President - Americas, Aker Kvaerner Subsea.  Tel: +1 713 685 5891

Torbjørn S. Andersen, SVP Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 928 85 542

 

Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, VP Investor Relations, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39

 

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this project, please contact

Ron Mitchell, Vice President, Supply Chain US Aker Kvaerner Subsea. Tel: +1 713 685 5813

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