King’s Quay FPS Project : Aker Solutions wins umbilicals contract from Subsea 7

King’s Quay FPS Project : Aker Solutions has bagged a contract from Subsea 7 to provide umbilicals for Murphy Exploration and Production Company – USA’s King’s Quay development in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Aker Solutions’ work scope includes 22 kilometers of dynamic steel-tube umbilicals and distribution equipment for connecting the King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) to the Samurai, Khaleesi, and Mormont deepwater developments.

The King’s Quay semisubmersible FPS will be located neary 280 kilometers south of New Orleans in the Green Canyon area.

Jonah Margulis – vice president and country manager for Aker Solutions in the US, commenting on the King’s Quay FPS Project contract, said: “We look forward to working with Subsea 7 on one of the largest subsea development projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 have built a collaborative and high-performing relationship over time, with a strong track-record of excellent project execution.”

Aker Solutions said that the engineering, design, and manufacturing of the umbilicals and distribution equipment will be executed at its facility in Mobile, Alabama. The work will begin immediately and the delivery is planned for Q4 2021.