Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Eni for the Block 15\06 West Hub development project in the Angolan deepwater region. The contract value is approximately $50 million.

Eni has the operatorship of Block 15\06. The West Hub development project, which is part of 15\06, is located approximately 350 km northwest of Luanda and 130 km west of Soyo in Angola. The West Hub consists of the main field Sangos and two additional satellite fields called Cinguvu and Ngoma.

Aker Solutions' scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and supply of static and dynamic steel tube umbilicals, totalling 34 km, in addition to associated equipment and hardware.   

The steel tube umbilicals will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Solutions' facility in Moss, Norway, supported by project management, design and engineering in Fornebu, Norway.

The delivery date is in the first quarter of 2014. The contract has been signed and booked as order intake in the third quarter of 2012.