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Illustrations of the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression station,
delivered to Statoil by Aker Solutions
“While the second-generation subsea
compression system will be much smaller and
have fewer components than Åsgard’s, the
compressor itself will remain mostly unchanged,”
he said. “We will take the proven technology that
we know works from Åsgard. Our changes are
more about optimization of the interfaces and
the integration of the subsea compressor into the
wellstream gas system.”
Background
Aker Solutions is a global provider of products,
systems and services to the oil and gas industry.
Its engineering, design and technology bring
discoveries into production and maximize
recovery. The company employs approximately
14,000 people in about 20 countries.
The outlook for oil services remains challenging.
Projects continue to be postponed across the
industry, there is pressure on pricing and the oil
price remains volatile.
even costs have come down on projects, which
increases the likelihood of more projects being
sanctioned this year. The global energy demand
is seen increasing and this supports a positive
long-term outlook for offshore and deepwater oil
and gas. At the same time field developments are
becoming more complex.
Aker Solutions is well-placed in key growth
regions and we have the technology and
capabilities needed to tackle the challenges of
lowering costs and improving recovery rates.
Standardization and bringing down costs
In the current market situation, no stone can
be left unturned when it comes to improving
and optimizing our business and operations in
order to bring down costs and to strengthen our
competitiveness.
The current oil price level has halted most
developments due to unsatisfactory economics
The industry need to reduce development costs
We see standardization as key to bringing down
costs industrywide
But we also see some positive signs. Break-
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