Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions early phase studies for all its recent major discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf; the Skrugard and Havis fields in the Barents Sea and the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the North Sea. Contract values are undisclosed.

Aker Solutions will perform a concept study for the Skrugard and Havis fields, as one of several vendors. The two fields, which are 7.0 km apart, will be developed as a joint solution. The work on the Johan Sverdrup field development is a feasibility and screening study.

The concept study for the Skrugard and Havis developments will be executed by Aker Solutions in Oslo, Norway, with participation from its new engineering office in Tromsø, Norway.

As a part of the concept study for the Skrugard and Havis fields, Aker Solutions will on behalf of Statoil perform a screening of potential scope to be performed by local suppliers in the northern regions for the developments ahead. The screening will be led by the Tromsø office, and could expand the ripple effects of increased oil and gas activities in the northern regions of Norway.

The study work has already started.