Aker Solutions

Develops and delivers floating oil and gas exploration.

Aker Solutions design for deep and shallow waters, in harsh and benign environments. We provide complete and integrated floating facilities, hulls, topside production and drilling systems, complemented by leading-edge in-field systems

A Spar is a floating oil platform typically used in very deep waters, moored in place vertically. It consists of a large-diameter, single vertical cylinder supporting a deck.The cylinder is weighted at the bottom by a chamber filled with a dense material to lower the center of gravity of the platform and provide stability. Spars are anchored to the seabed by way of a spread mooring system with either a chain-wire-chain or chain-polyester-chain composition. Spars have small vertical response in waves, allowing for support of top tensioned risers and steel catenary risers.