Aker Solutions secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from VNG Norge for the Pil & Bue development in the North Sea.

The FEED is for the subsea production system that will be used in a tieback of Pil & Bue to the Njord A platform. It will compete against a design from another company and the company with the winning design will in the fourth quarter of this year be awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for Pil & Bue.

"We are very pleased to work with VNG to optimize the subsea field architecture for this development," said Svenn Ivar Fure, head of Aker Solutions’ front end delivery center. "We look forward to demonstrating our capabilities and capacity to tie the Pil & Bue development back to the Njord platform."

About Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions is a global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry. Its engineering, design and technology bring discoveries into production and maximize recovery. The company employs approximately 14,000 people in about 20 countries.

About VNG Norge AS

VNG Norge AS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Leipzig-based VNG – Verbundnetz Gas AG, and is responsible for the VNG Group’s oil and gas production. The VNG Group is active throughout the value chain of the German and European natural gas industry and focuses on the four key business areas of exploration and production, trading and services, transport, and storage.