Aker Solutions wins drilling riser contract

6 October 2010 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide a complete, 8 000
feet drilling riser system to Sevan Marine's deepwater drilling rig Sevan
Brasil.

The contract is worth more than USD 40 million. The delivery includes more than
100 riser joints, which will be produced at Aker Solutions' manufacturing
facility in Rio das Ostras, Brazil.

"We are very pleased that Sevan Marine has chosen the Aker Solutions CLIP
Riser(TM) system for its next deepwater drilling rig. This contract award is
further evidence of our strong industrial capabilities and local presence in
Brazil," says Tom Munkejord, president of Aker Solutions' drilling riser
business.

Aker Solutions currently has 14 drilling riser systems in operation, three of
which have been manufactured in Rio das Ostras. The company has delivered four
drilling risers packages this year.

The contract is signed and booked as order intake in Q3 2010.

ENDS


For further information, please contact:

Media:
Ivar Simensen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 59 41 90, Mob:
+47 46 40 23 17

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.

Career opportunities:
Visithttp://www.akersolutions.com/careers

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.




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