February 7, 2018 - Aker Solutions invested in floating wind power technology company Principle Power Inc., forming an alliance that brings its offshore oil and gas field engineering expertise into a fast-growing renewable energy market. Aker Solutions has an extensive track record in developing offshore oil and gas fields, with particular capabilities in floating facilities. The partnership will help bring Principle [...]
January 24, 2018 - Aker Solutions will publish its fourth-quarter for 2017 on Wednesday, February 7, at 07:00 CET. We invite investors, analysts and media to a presentation of the results at Aker Solutions' headquarters, Oksenøyveien 8, Fornebu. Date: February 7, 2018 Time: 09:00 CET Location: Oksenøyveien 8, Fornebu, Norway Language: English To attend the presentation, please pre-register using this link: http://akersolutions.com/registration We kindly ask that you pre-register even if you are not yet certain whether you will attend the presentation in person. The presentation will be broadcast live on http://akersolutions.com/webcast at 09:00 CET. Dial-in details are available here: http://akersolutions.com/dial-in The fourth-quarter 2017 presentation will be available on http:... [...]
January 23, 2018 - Aker Solutions was awarded contracts from Statoil to provide subsea production systems and services for the Troll Phase 3 and Askeladd natural-gas developments offshore Norway. The company will deliver a subsea production system consisting of two manifolds and nine trees for the Troll development in the North Sea. The system for Askeladd in the Barents Sea will be comprised of two manifolds and four [...]
January 11, 2018 - Reference is made to the announcement on December 15, 2017. Aker Solutions ASA has today successfully completed a NOK 1,500 million senior unsecured bond issue with maturity in July 2022. The bond issue was substantially oversubscribed. The bonds will have a coupon of 3 month Nibor + 3.15% p.a., and will be applied for listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Settlement date will be January 25, 2018. The [...]
December 18, 2017 - Aker Solutions won orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway. The company will deliver two subsea manifolds, a controls system and umbilicals for Skogul, which will be tied back to the North Sea Alvheim field. It will also provide umbilicals and detailed engineering of the topside for a normally unmanned installation for Valhall Flank West, which will be tied [...]
December 15, 2017 - Aker Solutions ASA will hold meetings with fixed-income investors early next year on a possible bond issue. The company has mandated DNB Markets, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank to arrange the series of meetings in the Nordic region, starting on January 8, 2018. Following these meetings and subject to market conditions, a 4.5-year senior unsecured NOK-denominated transaction may take place. The proceeds from [...]
December 14, 2017 - Aker Solutions secured a framework agreement to provide subsea services for Statoil-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a fixed period of five years, starting in the first quarter of 2018, and contains five four-year extension options. Its value depends on the amount of work ordered by Statoil under the agreement. This is currently estimated at about NOK 3 billion for the [...]
December 13, 2017 - Aker Solutions won an order from Maersk Drilling to modify the production module on the Mærsk Inspirer jack-up rig for the Repsol-operated Yme oilfield offshore Norway. The order is valued at about NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the fourth quarter. The work scope covers engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning services. The North Sea Yme field was closed in 2001 after five years of production and is now being redeveloped by the operator Repsol. "We look forward to working with Maersk Drilling to ensure a successful and cost-efficient modification of the jack-up rig, which will be used in the new development of the Yme field," said Executive Vice President Knut Sandvik, who heads Aker Solutions' projects delivery center. "This play... [...]
Akastor ASA announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Karl Erik Kjelstad as its Chief Executive Officer effective from 1 January 2018. Mr. Kjelstad will succeed Kristian Røkke who will assume the position as Chief Investment Officer of Aker ASA on 1 January 2018. Aker ASA will propose to the nomination committee of Akastor ASA that Kristian Røkke is appointed as Chairman of the Board of Akastor ASA at the next Annual General Meeting. "It has been a pleasure to lead Akastor and I am proud of what the team has accomplished. The company has focused its portfolio, strengthened its balance sheet, and is well positioned to further develop its core assets - MHWirth and AKOFS Offshore - over the coming years," said Kristian Røkke. "Karl Erik Kjelstad has a strong track rec... [...]
Aker Solutions was awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway. The award was made on behalf of the Skarv Unit and is subject to government approval of the plan for development and operation of Ærfugl. The subsea system will include wellheads, vertical subsea trees, a tie-in module and an umbilical riser base. The contract includes an option for Ærfugl Phase 2. "We are pleased to have secured this contract," said Executive Vice President Knut Sandvik, who heads Aker Solutions' projects delivery center. "Our vertical subsea tree sets a new standard for safe and cost-efficient offshore operations." The work will begin immediately and will involve Aker Solutions facilit... [...]
December 7, 2017 - Aker Solutions won a contract from Sembcorp Marine to design the living quarters for the Johan Castberg development's floating production, storage and offloading vessel . The work scope includes detailed design engineering of the living quarters and technical specifications for the equipment and supplies required for Sembcorp to construct the accommodation unit for the Statoil-operated development [...]
December 5, 2017 - Aker Solutions won key work to help Statoil develop the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The company will supply the subsea production system and design the topside of the floating production, storage and offloading facility, which will be the largest-ever of its kind offshore Norway. The total value of the work is about NOK 4 billion and will be booked in [...]