Aker Solutions to provide subsea equipment for expanded MWCC containment system

Aker Solutions reports that it has been selected for the design, procurement, and fabrication of the subsea containment and diverter assembly for the expanded containment system being developed by Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC). Contract value is undisclosed.

Set up following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) is a not-for-profit, stand-alone organization committed to improving capabilities for containing a deepwater well control incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Members include ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell, BP, Apache, Anadarko, BHP Billiton, Statoil and Hess.

MWCC’s expanded containment system is being engineered for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in water depths up to 10,000 feet  and will have the capacity to contain 100,000 barrels of liquid and 200 million cubic feet of gas per day and is designed for a 15,000 psi maximum working pressure.

“We are pleased to assist MWCC in the development of its expanded containment system,” says Erik Wiik, President, Subsea North America, Aker Solutions. “This is also a testament to the experience and performance of Aker Solutions’ employees in Houston, Texas.”

Aker Solutions will provide the subsea containment assembly equipped with a suite of adapters and connectors to interact with various interface points consistent with the well designs and equipment typically used by oil and gas operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Engineering and project management for the containment and diverter assembly will be provided from Aker Solutions’ Houston office. Aker Solutions’ contract party is Aker Subsea Inc.

July 6, 2011