Aker Solutions to supply subsea umbilicals to Noble Energy

09.04.2010  |  Globenewswire Europe

9 April 2010 - Aker Solutions has been selected to supply subsea umbilicals for
leading US independent oil and gas company Noble Energy Inc. The initial order
is worth approximately NOK 650 million.


Noble Energy's initial order is for approximately 240 kilometres of steel tube
umbilicals. Engineering and project management will be provided from Aker
Solutions' Houston office. Manufacturing will take place at Aker Solutions'
umbilical facility in Mobile, Alabama. Estimated delivery date is Q2 2011. The
subsea umbilicals will be used at Noble Energy's Tamar project in the
Mediterranean Sea.

Opened in 2003, Aker Solutions' umbilical manufacturing facility in Mobile, with
its high capacity horizontal cabler, is specially designed to meet the
challenges of demanding deepwater applications.

Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Subsea Inc.

The contract was signed and booked in Q1 2010.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media:
Endre Johansen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 58 91, Mob:
+47 416 10 605, E-mail: endre.johansen@akersolutions.com


Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47  911 37  194

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please contact the relevantBA Global Sourcing Champion
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Career opportunities:
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Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker  Solutions"),
is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services,
technology products and integrated solutions. Aker  Solutions' business serves
several industries, including oil  &  gas, refining  &  chemicals, mining  &  metals
and power  generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number of
separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademark
for most of these entities.

Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker  Solutions  ASA.   Aker  Solutions has
aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 54 billion and employs
approximately 22 000 people in about 30 countries.

Aker  Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com ), a
group of premier companies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resource
industries. The Aker companies share a common set of values and a long tradition
of industrial innovation. As an industrial owner controlling 40.27 percent of
the shares in Aker  Solutions through Aker Holding AS, Aker ASA takes an active
role in the development of Aker  Solutions.

This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com
.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to  §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)


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Unternehmen: Aker Solutions ASA - ISIN: NO0010215684