21 September 2009 - Aker Solutions has signed a contract with
Stingray Copper Inc. for the new 750 million tonnes per day (MTPD)
sulphur burning acid plant for the El Pilar Copper Project in Mexico.
Aker Solutions will provide full basic engineering and project
development support for the new acid plant, sulphur receiving, and
associated power generation complex.

The work will be executed by multiple Aker Solutions' operations in
Vancouver, Canada, and Tucson and Houston, US, using its integrated
suite of IT and engineering tools and systems.  The basic engineering
will be completed by the end of the year, and execution of the
project is scheduled for next year.

Stingray Copper Inc. is a copper exploration and development company
with its activities focused at the El Pilar copper project in Sonora,
Mexico. Stingray is a Canadian, federally incorporated company that
operates in Mexico via two wholly-owned Mexican subsidiaries, Minera
Stingray S.A. de C.V. ("Minera Stingray") and Recursos Stingray de
Cobre S.A. de C.V. ("Stingray de Cobre"). The Corporation has its
head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has exploration offices
in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and Tucson, Arizona, US.

The Aker Solutions contract party is Aker Chemetics, a division of
Aker Solutions Canada Inc.


ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Andrew Berryman, VP Sales & Marketing, Aker Solutions, Vancouver,
Canada.  Tel: +1 604 734 1200, Fax: +1 604 734 0340
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 Rodger Liang, Global Sourcing, Process &
Construction - Tel: +86 10 640 966 36.


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

Aker Solutions' Chemetics business offers engineered systems,
proprietary equipment, and complete plants, to the chemical,
fertiliser, pulp and paper and non-ferrous metals industries
world-wide. We provide innovative processes and equipment that
enhance performance and productivity while protecting the
environment. Our cost-effective solutions result in plants that are
safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally acceptable. To maintain
our leadership position, we are constantly refining our technologies
and developing our know-how through significant R&D programmes to
ensure that our products and services continue to meet the needs of
the customers and industries we serve.


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