Aker Solutions selected by Marine Well Containment Company to provide subsea equipment for expanded containment system

6 July 2011 - Aker Solutions announced today that it has been selected for the
design, procurement, and fabrication of the subsea containment and diverter
assembly for the expanded containment system being developed by Marine Well
Containment Company (MWCC). Contract value is undisclosed.

Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) is a not-for-profit, stand-alone
organisation committed to improving capabilities for containing a deepwater well
control incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Members include ExxonMobil,
Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell, BP, Apache, Anadarko, BHP Billiton, Statoil and
Hess.

MWCC's expanded containment system is being engineered for use in the U.S. Gulf
of Mexico in water depths up to 10 000 feet (3 000 metres) and will have the
capacity to contain 100 000 barrels of liquid and 200 million cubic feet of gas
per day and is designed for a 15 000 psi maximum working pressure.

"We are pleased to assist MWCC in the development of its expanded containment
system," says Erik Wiik, President, Subsea North America, Aker Solutions. "This
is also a testament to the experience and performance of Aker Solutions'
employees in Houston, Texas."

Aker Solutions will provide the subsea containment assembly equipped with a
suite of adapters and connectors to interact with various interface points
consistent with the well designs and equipment typically used by oil and gas
operators in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Engineering and project management for the containment and diverter assembly
will be provided from Aker Solutions' Houston office. Aker Solutions' contract
party is Aker Subsea Inc.

The contract has been signed and booked as order intake in Q2 2011.

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, E-mail: lasse.torkildsen@akersolutions.com

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 47 billion and employs
approximately 20 000 people in about 26 countries. These figures include Aker
Solutions' wholly owned subsidiary Kvaerner, which will be de-merged and listed
on Oslo Stock Exchange in July 2011.

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







This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of
Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that:
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and
other applicable laws; and
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and
originality of the information contained therein.

Source: Aker Solutions ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE

[HUG#1528687]


Unternehmen: Aker Solutions ASA - ISIN: NO0010215684