Aker Solutions to double subsea manufacturing capacity in Brazil

The plant in the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Paraná state is scheduled to be operational in 2015. It will replace Aker Solutions' current subsea manufacturing facility in Curitiba.
Aker Solutions is expanding its manufacturing capacity after winning a contract in April to deliver subsea equipment to the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The contract covers 60 well sets with vertical subsea trees, subsea control systems, tools and spares to be used at Petrobras' deepwater pre-salt field developments in Brazil."The forecasts for the Brazilian oil and gas industry are very promising and we are committed to developing our manufacturing capabilities and local content," said Luis Araujo, president and country manager of the company's Brazilian operations.