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Offshore: Voices undoubtedly place it in a great posi- on safety and reliability. The base of op- dition, the company invests in research tion to secure IMR contracts in Brazil’s erations is in the Special Business Zone and development (R&D) and interfaces three main production basins: Santos, (ZEN), in the city of Rio das Ostras, in between the operations engineering

Campos and Espirito Santo. With on- Rio de Janeiro. The scope of the subsea teams and the new technology center in going exploration in Brazil’s far north lifecycle services (SLS) contracts in Paraná.” (Equatorial Margin) along with recent Brazil involves the provision of regu- In October 2016, Aker Solutions an- oil block bidding rounds, including pre- lar inspection, maintenance and repair nounced an agreement to buy the ma- salt blocks and given its track record in services of the customers’ installed as- jority (70%) stake in C.S.E, a local off-

Brazil, Aker is in a unique position to sets, and the activities are performed on shore service company. The agreement capitalize on new subsea equipment or- a monthly basis. In the current scope of includes an option for Aker Solutions ders for deepwater equipment and ser- its contracts, Aker Solutions provides to purchase the remaining 30% of the vices. “There are 260 installed systems, technical support in the intervention company in three years. The acquisition among which are 241 wet christmas of equipment, being the customer’s re- gives Aker Solutions access to Brazil’s trees, 14 pump modules and