Aker Solutions has secured a contract for maintenance, modifications and operations work with an undisclosed customer in the UK sector of the North Sea.
The two-year contract will guarantee over 180 jobs annually for Aker Solutions in Aberdeen, UK. There are also two optional one-year contract extensions that may be exercised in the future. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately £13 million per year. Mike Forbes, Aker Solutions' managing director of maintenance, modifications and operations in Aberdeen, comments: "We are delighted to win this important contract. We are dedicated to further developing our highly efficient operations and maintenance service where our activities are currently at an all time high." The scope of work for Aker Solutions is the provision of operations and maintenance support services for the client's operations in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract party is Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Offshore Partner Ltd.