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By Claudio Paschoa ker Solutions is a leading subsea Solutions was one of the original com- opment, where Aker Solutions has also equipment and service provider panies installing subsea equipment and been at the forefront. In Brazil, Aker

Ain Brazil, having participated in developing subsea systems. In 2015, it Solutions operates in two main business pre-salt and post-salt subsea ? eld de- delivered the world’s ? rst subsea gas areas – Subsea: equipment, systems, signs, equipment installation, IMR and compression system for Statoil’s Åsgard lifecycle services and Field Design: other life of ? eld services. Marine Tech- ? eld in the Norwegian Sea, about 200 offshore engineering, offshore main- nology Reporter’s correspondent in Bra- km off the coast. The system, nearly tenance, modi? cations and operations zil, Claudio Paschoa, interviews Wood- the size of a football ? eld, revolution- (MMO).

son Ferreira – Vice President of Subsea ized offshore natural gas production by Aker Solutions started activities in

Lifecycle Services in Brazil. cutting costs and improving safety with Brazil in 1995 and boasts a local work-

Aker’s original expertise in subsea op- fully-? edged oil and gas production force with more than 10 years experi- erations came from the challenges of de- and processing systems on the bottom ence in the O&G business as a supplier veloping the deep waters and complex of the ocean. Large subsea systems are of subsea production systems. Aker’s reservoirs of the North Sea, where Aker the mainstay of Brazil’s pre-salt devel- product list includes subsea trees, mani- www.marinetechnologynews.com

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