The
subsea
specialists
did
not
disclose
a
value
for
the
order
of
the
drilling
riser
system
known
as
CLIP,
but
previous
orders
of
the
same
riser
with
Atwood
Oceanics
were
made
for
around
$50
million.
Aker
Solutions
senior
vice
president
Tom
Munkejord
said
that
the
CLIP
riser’s
key
attribute
was
its
faster
connection
and
disconnection
of
the
riser
joints.
“The
drilling
riser
can
be
disconnected
and
pulled
out
of
the
water
in
half
the
time
it
takes
to
remove
a
traditional
riser,
which
saves
the
operator
time
and
money,"
Munkejord
said.
The
system
will
be
manufactured
at
Aker
Solutions'…
