Subsea Compression and the Ormen Lange Moon Landing
Norway in August 2025 marked a pioneering leap in engineering. Yet according to OneSubsea CEO Mads Hjelmeland and Project Director at Shell, Richard Crichton, its success hinged on one key ingredient: the close collaboration between operator Shell and the delivery alliance of OneSubsea, Subsea7, and Aker Solutions.This collaborative culture was put to its ultimate test in early 2023, at a test facility on Horsøy, an island outside Bergen. Here, the engineering team gathered for the first full-power run of the Ormen Lange Phase 3 subsea compression system. It was a pivotal moment in the multi-billion-doll
Aker Solutions Reaches New Heights with Autonomous Drones Inspection Ops
Aker Solutions has become the first company in Europe to secure certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, further advancing autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and industrial sitesFull BVLOS certification enables Aker Solutions to conduct autonomous operations alongside manned helicopters and aircraft, one of the most advanced and highest risk authorizations approved by European and national civil aviation authorities.This ensures zero interference with helideck operations, airports or controlled airspace.Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Discovery Partner on Offshore Drone Detection
Aker Solutions and Kongsberg Discovery have teamed up to deploy a drone detection system aimed at protecting offshore infrastructure, beginning with a demonstrator at Aker Solutions’ site in Stavanger.The system uses Kongsberg’s Drone Detection Radar and is part of a broader plan to roll out surveillance technologies across the North Sea to bolster situational awareness around energy assets and transit lanes.Kongsberg Discovery develops navigation, acoustic and marine robotics systems, including autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, and offers products such as Drone Detection Radar
Autonomous Drones Start Service Aker BP's at North Sea Platform
Aker Solutions has installed an autonomous drone system on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform in the North Sea, enabling remote inspections from shore.The company recently completed the first offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation, piloted from its onshore control center in Stavanger. The inspection flight was carried out using an installed drone on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform.The drone is equipped with autonomous navigation capabilities and advanced sensors, collecting high-resolution imagery and data during its inspection rounds. The flight marks a major step
Aker Solutions Introduces Three Floating Wind Foundation Designs
Aker Solutions has unveiled three floating wind foundation designs – the YFloat, CONFloat-Omega, and CONFloat-7C – engineered to maximize energy production, simplify construction and reduce maintenance.All three have passive ballast systems and the capability of supporting turbines that are 15 MW and larger.The YFloat is an advanced steel floating substructure meticulously designed to provide a stable and efficient platform for wind turbines.The YFloat (Credit: Aker Solutions)Its symmetrical design facilitates efficient pre-fabrication with the option of local assembly, reducing
Floating Wind and the Taming of Subsea Spaghetti
for the job,” says Wattez. “Offshore construction vessels with vertical lay systems can be more efficient alternatives.”The Normand Installer is able to handle a floater mooring and hook-up scope, capitalizing on similarities with O&G deepwater installations.Source SBM OffshoreAker Solutions has developed an alternative to the traditional daisy-chain arrangement for cabling multiple, typically five, floaters together. The daisy chain arrangement means that turbines further down the chain may require larger diameter cables, even up to a quarter of a meter in diameter, because they
Aker Solutions to Design Substations for Mediterranean Floating Wind Project
Renexia, through its subsidiary Renext Solutions, has signed a front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) with Aker Solutions to design the underwater substations for Med Wind project, a 2.8 GW floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea.Aker Solutions will work in close cooperation with its alliance partner ABB to deliver the project scope.The agreement involves the design of eight modules, two for each section of the Med Wind park, to be laid on the seabed of the Strait of Sicily, at a depth of between 520 and 660 meters, into which the cables of the plant's floating turbines will be
SLB OneSubsea Gets TotalEnergies’ Kaminho Deepwater Job Off Angola
SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract from TotalEnergies to provide subsea production system, including associated equipment and services, for the development of Kaminho project, offshore Angola.SLB OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, will provide a 13-well subsea production system scope.The project will be developed by TotalEnergies and its Block 20/11 partners in two phases for the Cameia and Golfinho discoveries.Together, SLB OneSubsea and TotalEnergies will work to deliver a sustainable project that will improve production in Angola.
SLB OneSubsea to Design All-Electric Subsea System for Equinor’s Fram Sør Field
tree design, upgraded with a fully electrified power, control and actuation system, while the elimination of high-pressure hydraulic systems will enable operators to go further and deeper, improving production and making even marginal fields more viable.SLB OneSubsea is a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7 headquartered in Oslo and Houston, with 10,000 employees across the world
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