Aker Solutions won its first order for a project offshore Mexico as it secured a contract from Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural-gas field. Aker Solutions will deliver electro-hydraulic steel tube umbilicals of about 73km that will help connect Mexico’s first subsea gas development to onshore processing facilities. The field is located about 98km southeast of Veracruz at depths of between 900m and 1,200m in the Gulf of Mexico. It is targeted to supply 400MMSCD.
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“The Lakach field is Mexico’s first deepwater subsea development by Pemex and Aker Solutions is proud to deliver the first umbilical to the Mexican Gulf of Mexico”, said Marc Quenneville, head of Aker Solutions’ subsea business in North America. The umbilicals will be manufactured in Mobile, Alabama, and the order will be completed in the third quarter of 2016. The partners have chosen not to disclose the contract value.
