"The Gulf of Mexico is probably one of the most populated regions from an existing-infrastructure point of view, but a lot of the opportunities are now lying in deeper and more remote areas," Aker's chief of strategic marketing Mark Riding said at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on Tuesday.

Last month, Aker and ABB announced a joint effort aimed at combining the two companies' strengths in subsea, power and automation to help oil and gas players around the world improve production and extend field life.

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