en.Wedoany.com Reported - Norwegian energy service provider Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Equinor to prepare for the Atlantis condensate tie-back project at the Kvitebjørn platform in the northern North Sea. The discovery is located 35 kilometers southeast of the Gullfaks field, includes three production wells, and will employ a pressure depletion production strategy.

Paal Eikeseth, Executive Vice President of Aker Solutions, commented: "This is a leading tie-back project where we aim to demonstrate how real value can be unlocked through simplified processes. Together with Equinor, we are reducing traditional requirements, lowering complexity and cost. Furthermore, productivity improvements achieved through artificial intelligence and digitalization will be integrated into the project." FEED work will commence immediately, with the EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning) option expected to be exercised in early 2027. Project management and detailed engineering will be executed from the Bergen office, supported by colleagues in Mumbai.

Aker Solutions signed a new maintenance and modification framework agreement with Equinor in January 2026, which includes expanded responsibilities for the Kvitebjørn field and is expected to create synergies for the tie-back contract. Eikeseth added: "Atlantis is one of more than 100 tie-back projects to be developed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the coming years, projects that are crucial to supporting European energy security." Previously, Aker Solutions also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers and Vår Energi CCS for the Trudvang CO₂ transportation and storage project.

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