USD 235 million subsea installation deal to Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions, through its subsidiary Aker Installation FP AS, has signed a change order to an existing contract with Reliance Industries Ltd, India, for transportation, installation and commissioning of the company's MA-D6 subsea development (2nd phase), including gas export system and production wells. Change order value is  appr. USD 235 million, states Aker Solutions.

Last year, Aker Solutions signed a contract for the delivery of a complete subsea production system, including umbilicals, to Reliance Industry's fast-track MA-D6 development. Aker Solutions managed the 1st phase subsea installation of the field. The MA-D6 field, located in the Bay of Bengal, produced first oil.
The 2nd phase installation is scheduled for completion by Q2 2009.