Aker Solutions wins Uaru umbilicals contract
Published by Emily Thomas,
Deputy Editor
Oilfield Technology,
Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable contract from ExxonMobil’s Guyana affiliate to provide dynamic and static subsea umbilicals for the Uaru project, offshore Guyana.
The contract includes delivery of three dynamic and seven static umbilicals totalling over 52 km in length. Project execution, engineering, and manufacturing will take place at the Aker Solutions facility in Mobile, Alabama US. The work will begin immediately, and delivery is planned for 1Q26.
The Uaru field is part of ExxonMobil Guyana’s Stabroek project and is expected to add approximately 250 000 bpd after targeted start-up in 2026.
Maria Peralta, Executive Vice President and head of Aker Solutions' subsea business, said: “We are excited by the award of the Uaru umbilical system, and to continue our relationship with ExxonMobil in Guyana, following the previous awards of the Payara and Yellowtail umbilical".
These projects constitute an important portfolio of work in one of the most exciting basins in the world.
The contract will be booked as order intake in the Subsea segment for 2Q26.
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/offshore-and-subsea/22052023/aker-solutions-wins-uaru-umbilicals-contract/
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