Specialists from the Aker Solutions company were this week in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, for discussions on joint Shtokman preparations. The two companies intend to join efforts in the construction of underwater compartments for the Shtokman project, a press release from Zvezdochka reads.
The two companies have cooperating for several years and not long ago established a offshore petroleum projecting bureau.
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In the meeting this week, the company representatives adopted a joint action plan for the transfer of technology to the Russian partner. Also training of personnel and an expert exchange programme was discussed.
“The cooperation with Aker Solutions is a key element in the technological development and modernization of Zvezdochka within the field of civilian shipbuilding”, the company highlights.
The Russian shipyard, which is most known for its skills in repair and modernization of nuclear-powered submarines, has over the last years increasingly engaged in civilian shipbuilding and expressed major ambitions for the oil and gas sector. As previously reported, the company intends to engage both in Yamal and in the Barents Sea.
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