Aker Kvaerner Subsea
Headquarters & Manufacturing Facility

KINGHAM • DALTON • WILSON is providing development and design/build services for the new Aker Kvaerner Subsea headquarters on the North Sam Houston toll way near Veterans Memorial Dr. The facility consists of a twostory, 30,000 sf office attached to a 64,800 sf air conditioned factory. The factory will consist of four 60 ft X 270 ft crane bays. Overhead cranes will be used to set the offshore equipment into sunken concrete pits for testing. These large control pods are made to sit on the ocean floor and control the flow of gas or oil. Assembly and pressure testing will also be provided for oil tools and well heads which will be located above sea level on offshore rigs.

Aker Kvaerner Subsea’s principal activities include offshore oil and gas installations and providing engineering and contracting services to related industries and fields. The facility will support shipping and receiving of raw materials and parts, an offshore service department for electronic controls, and high pressure and electronic testing area for their control units.