Aker Solutions is officially opening its significantly modernised and expanded manufacturing facility for surface trees and wellheads in Batam, Indonesia. The expansion is part of Aker Solutions' long-term strategy to increase its presence in the rapidly growing oil and gas markets in the Asia Pacific region.

Aker Solutions has invested USD 17 million into the expansion and upgrade of the Batam manufacturing centre. As a result, manufacturing capacity for production and assembly of surface wellheads and trees has increased by more than 50 percent.

Building space at the site has been expanded from 4 200 to 11 200 square metres to cover a new administrative building with full management support, machine workshop with 11 new machines, test and assembly workshop as well as a new warehouse. In total, the Batam site area has expanded to 21 800 square metres.

Surface trees and wellheads is production equipment that is being used either onshore or at surface production platforms in shallow waters offshore.

"Our business for surface products, which are manufactured at Batam, has achieved a 25 percent revenue growth annually over the past years. It is a cost efficient operation," says Egil Martinussen, president - Asia Pacific, Aker Solutions. "With the expansion and modernisation of our facility completed, it is now able to meet the expected market growth"'

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