Aker Solutions to design world’s largest Spar platform

Statoil has selected Aker Solutions to perform the FEED contract on the design of the world’s largest Spar platform for the Aasta Hansteen field development. The Spar platform will have a hull length of 193 m and a draught of 170 m.  A Spar platform is a cylinder shaped floating installation, Statoil’s new platform will also be the first Spar platform to feature built-in condensate storage, coining the term ‘Belly-Spar’ due to the distinctive shape the condensate storage tanks will give the platform.

Henning Østvig, head of Front-End & Technology in Aker Solutions said, "The Aasta Hansteen Spar will be the first production platform on the NCS with steel catenary risers. With a water depth of 1300 m, this is probably the only riser technology that can meet the challenges on the Aasta Hansteen field."

Adapted from press release by Peter Farrell

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