Aker Solutions wins drilling equipment contract

23 December 2010 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete
drilling equipment package for a new deepwater drillship. The contract value is
approximately USD 100 million.

The contract also includes options for a further two complete drilling packages,
which can be activated at the client's request. The client name is undisclosed.

"We are very pleased to have won another complete drilling package. This is in
line with our communicated strategy to be the preferred partner for deepwater
drilling solutions, and further evidence of our strong position in the deepwater
market, which we believe is set for significant growth in the coming market
cycle," says Thor Arne Håverstad, head of Aker Solutions' drilling business.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media:

Ivar Simensen, vice president 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 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 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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Unternehmen: Aker Solutions ASA - ISIN: NO0010215684