This major subsea detail design project is the largest subsea pipeline project to be awarded in India this year. Aker Kvaerner's Singapore office is the group's centre of excellence for subsea pipelines, and the new contract confirms the company's position as the preferred consultant for integrated pipeline and subsea projects in the Asia Pacific Region.
The submarine pipeline system, comprising over 500km of submarine pipelines, includes two main trunk lines bringing oil and gas from the field operator Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.'s (ONGC) MNW platform to the land fall point at Mumbai Uran Terminal. The trunk lines are joined by several feeder lines connected to other ONGC platforms along its route to the land fall point. The system includes 8 new risers, 9 I-tubes, 22 subsea laterals, 1 subsea tie-in and 9 subsea intervention valves.
HHI have been awarded main contract by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, India (ONGC) to develop the Mumbai High and Bassein Fields for enhanced oil and gas production.
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Robert Shelton (Mr) - Direct Line No. (65) 6871-5694, Mobile (65) 9667-0705
Vice President Pipelines, Aker Kvaerner - Asia Pacific Region
Vice President Pipelines, Aker Kvaerner - Asia Pacific Region
M. Vilasini (Ms) - Direct Line No. (65) 6871-5141, Mobile (65) 9171-3789
Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific Region
Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific Region
Torbjorn Andersen (Mr) - Direct line (+1) 713 270 3618, Mobile (+1) 281 250 7286
Vice President, Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner
Vice President, Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner
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, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner span a number of industries, including Oil & Gas production, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Power, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, and Pulping. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately USD 4.5 billion and employs around 21,000 employees in more than 30 countries. The Aker Kvaerner group consists of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA.
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