23 October 2009 - Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts by
StatoilHydro to deliver subsea equipment to its Visund and Troll
fields in the North Sea, including subsea tree number 100 for Troll.
Combined contract value is approximately NOK 300 million.

Scope of work is six subsea trees, with control systems, for the
Visund field, and three subsea trees with controls for the Troll
field.

Both contracts are call-offs from existing frame agreements between
StatoilHydro and Aker Solutions.

"These contracts mark some interesting and enjoyable milestones,"
says Mads Andersen, executive vice president, Aker Solutions. "The
three Troll subsea trees will be number 98, 99 and 100 that we
deliver to this giant field development, which we shipped the first
subsea tree to in 1999. Troll represents a cornerstone of Norway's
offshore oil and gas production and we are proud to still play a part
in this."

Aker Solutions has also delivered subsea equipment to the Visund
field since 1997. So far the company has delivered 27 subsea trees to
Visund and Visund North.

The six new subsea trees for the Visund field will be equipped with
Aker Solutions' most advanced subsea technology, which enables oil
and gas production from so-called intelligent wells. In addition to
higher oil and gas recovery, the technology provides more reservoir
data and contributes towards increased production and regularity. One
subsea tree with this latest technology has been operational at
Visund for more than a year.

"In sum, this technology adds real economic value to the oil
companies. We are very pleased to again get the opportunity to work
with StatoilHydro," adds Andersen.

Subsea trees will be manufactured at Aker Solutions' facility in
Tranby, Norway, and subsea controls in Aberdeen, UK. Final deliveries
will be made Q1 2011.

Visund is an oil and gas field located 22 kilometres north-east of
the Gullfaks field in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea. The
field came on stream in the spring of 1999. Visund North is a
separate subsea development about 10 kilometres from the platform.

The Troll field lies in the northern part of the North Sea, around 65
kilometres west of Kollsnes, near Bergen. The field contains 60 per
cent of total gas reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf and is
also one of the largest oil fields on the continental shelf.

Contract party in Aker Solutions is Aker Subsea AS.

ENDS


For further information, please contact:

Media:
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/SupplyManagementContacts.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 58 billion and
employs approximately 23 000 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.

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