Sept 26 (LNGJ) – Equinor, the Norwegian energy major and European LNG export plant operator, has signed a strategic global collaboration agreement with engineering company Aker Solutions to ensure mutual and continuous improvement on current and future subsea projects within the domains of quality, technology, execution and cost. “Aker Solutions and Equinor's ongoing collaboration has consistently generated mutually beneficial technology developments, working process simplifications and standardizations,” said Luis Araujo, Chief Executive of Aker. “Aker’s newest subsea production system with vertical trees and associated tools were developed in close collaboration with Equinor, designed to be more efficient and reduce life-cycle costs,” explained the companies.








