8 September 2010 - Aker Solutions' new deepwater intervention vessel,Skandi
Aker, has today been announced winner of the coveted international "Ship of the
Year 2010" award.

The award was today presented to Stig Antonsen, VP Marine in Aker Solutions, by
Rikke Lind, state secretary of the Norwegian Ministry for Trade and Industry, at
the SMM 2010 trade show in Hamburg, Germany.

Skandi Aker is the most advanced vessel of its kind. It is a multi-purpose
vessel designed to perform riser-based well intervention services - along with
subsea construction and installation activities - at water depths up to 3000
metres. Other existing well intervention vessels are limited to operations at
approximately 800 metres water depth.

"Essentially, Skandi Aker is able to perform deepwater well intervention
services that oil companies previously needed drilling rigs to conduct. More
importantly we do it quicker and at a fraction of the cost. This, in turn,
enables us to free up scarce and expensive rig time, which allows the rigs to
perform more drilling operations while we carry out the intervention work," says
Karl Erik Kjelstad, EVP Oilfield Services & Marine, Aker Solutions.

"We are proud to receive the Ship of the Year-award. It is a prestigious award
which is an excellent recognition of Skandi Aker's unique deepwater well
intervention system and capabilities as well as the ship itself."

Skandi Aker is the first intervention vessels to classified according to DNV.s
WELL-Notation, meaning the vessel is able to take oil on board. As a result, the
vessel can perform well-testing and clean-up, flaring off hydrocarbons through a
flare at the stern. The vessel can also perform through-tube rotary drilling
with coil and downhole motor, and managed-pressure drilling.

The 157 metre long ship is the largest monohull subsea well intervention vessel
built, boasting a large deck space, heavy capacity subsea cranes, excellent
sea-keeping performance, all interventions using dynamic positioning system, and
18 knots transit speed. She is equipped with a module handling system and a
400-ton AHC crane.

"A unique feature about Skandi Aker is her multi-functionality. When she is not
performing well intervention work she can perform subsea installation and
construction work, handling 225-ton structures down to 3000 metres water depth,"
adds Kjelstad. Skandi Aker is currently performing subsea construction and
installation work offshore West Africa.

Skandi Aker has been built at STX Norway Offshore's yard in Søviknes, Norway.
The vessel is owned by Norwegian company DOFCON ASA.

The prestigeous Ship of the Year-award is instituted by the major Nordic
shipping magazine Skipsrevyen. Prize candidates are nominated by the readers of
the magazine, but the final election is the responsibility of a jury consisting
of the former managing director of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, Mr.
Rolf Sæther, the managing director of the sales and marketing organisation
Norwegian Shipyards, Mr. Birger Skår, and publisher of Skipsrevyen, Mr. Asle B.
Strønen.

ENDS

Media:
For further information, please contact:

Endre Johansen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 58 91, Mob:
+47 416 10 605, e-mail: endre.johansen@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 contact BA Global Sourcing Champion, telephone number found
here:http://www.akersolutions.com/Internet/SuppliersCentre/Contacts/SupplyManage
mentContacts.htm.

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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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