# Aker BP and Framo sign long-term smart maintenance contract for seawater lift pumps

Aker BP and pump supplier Framo signed a six-year maintenance contract, extendable by six years, for seawater lift pumps covering all five field centres Aker BP operates. Compensation is linked to facility uptime, building on a 2018 pilot with Cognite.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-03-05
- Where: Norway
- Status: completed
- Products: seawater lift pumps, predictive maintenance services
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Framo](https://endata.com/companies/1972.md) (supplier)
- [Aker BP](https://endata.com/companies/3380.md) (customer)
- [Cognite](https://endata.com/companies/3787.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [worldoil.com](https://worldoil.com/news/2020/3/5/aker-bp-and-framo-sign-smart-offshore-maintenance-contract), 2020-03-05: "Aker BP and Framo have entered into a long-term contract for seawater lift pumps maintenance which covers all of the five field centers where Aker BP is the operator."
- [offshore-energy.biz](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/aker-bp-and-framo-ink-seawater-lift-pumps-maintenance-deal/), 2020-03-05: "Aker BP and Framo have entered into a long-term contract for seawater lift pumps maintenance which covers all of the five field centers where Aker BP is the operator."

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