Subsea production system deal awarded to Aker Solutions

30 March 2011 -Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) by
Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production
system for the Fossekall-Dompap project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Aker
Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 1 billion.

Scope of work includes three template-manifold structures, 11 subsea trees, a
control system and a tie-in system. The contract also contains several options
for other field developments on the Norwegian continental shelf which Statoil
may exercise.

"We are honoured to be so deeply involved in this innovative fast track project.
Our goal is to deliver optimum standardised technologies in order to satisfy our
customers' requirements. We look forward to working with Statoil on these new
frontiers, which offers further growth potential opportunities," says Mads
Andersen, executive vice president of Aker Solutions' subsea business area.

Management, engineering and procurement of the subsea production system will be
primarily performed at Aker Solutions' headquarters in Oslo, Norway. Fabrication
of the subsea trees will be completed at the Tranby manufacturing centre,
Norway, production of the template-manifolds will be carried out at the Egersund
yard,Norway, and the control system from Aberdeen, UK. Final deliveries will be
made in Q2 2013.

Fossekall-Dompap is a fast track project located north of the Norne field, 200
kilometres west from Sandessjøen and occupies blocks 6608/10 and 6608/11 in a
water depth of approximately 380 meters.

Aker Solutions contract party is Aker Subsea AS.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:

Media:

Severin Roald, VP communications, Aker Solutions, +47 22 94 55 23, Mob:
+47 92 03 00 33, E-mail: severin.roald@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 visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers

Career opportunities:

Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers



Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"),
is a leading global oil services company that provides engineering and
construction services, technologies, product solutions and field-life solutions
for the oil and gas industry. 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 46 billion and employs
approximately 20 000 people in about 26 countries.

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subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.


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