Aker Solutions Completes Sale of Mooring and Loading Systems Business to Cargotec

January 30, 2014 - Aker Solutions has completed the sale of its mooring and
loading systems business to Cargotec for an enterprise value of NOK 1.4 billion.

The unit, known for the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment, loading
and offloading systems, as well as deck machinery for the global offshore and
shipping markets. Aker Solutions will book a gain of about NOK 1 billion in the
first quarter of 2014 from the sale.

The sale was announced on October 30, 2013.

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For further information, please contact:

Media:
Bunny Nooryani, Chief Communications Officer, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 67 59 42 71, Mob: +47 48 02 75 75, E-mail: bunny.nooryani@akersolutions.com

Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47 91 13 71 94, E-mail: lasse.torkildsen@akersolutions.com

Aker Solutions provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in
the oil and gas industry world-wide. The company's knowledge and technologies
span from reservoir to production and through the life of a field.

Aker Solutions brings together engineering and technologies for oil and gas
drilling, field development and production. The company employs approximately
28 000 people in more than 30 countries. We apply the knowledge and create and
use technologies that deliver our customers' solutions.

Aker Solutions ASA is the parent company in the group, which consists of a
number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand
and trademark for most of these entities. In 2012 Aker Solutions had aggregated
annual revenues of approximately NOK 45 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.

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




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