01 July 2010 - Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a significant part of the
frame agreement for inspection services on all of their offshore installations
and onshore plants in Norway. The contract period is for four years with options
for further extensions up to four years. The yearly volume of the contract will
fluctuate, but Aker Solutions estimates the typical value to be approximately
NOK 182,5 million per year.

Statoil announced today a separate frame agreement for inspection services work
on their installations. This frame agreement comes in addition to the launch of
the new frame agreements for their entire maintenance and modifications (M&M)
portfolio on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) yesterday. Aker Solutions has
previously undertaken inspection work and inspection management services for
Statoil's offshore installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and onshore
plants.

"Inspection is an important part of the maintenance and modification business.
Through our extensive project execution for Statoil and high focus on new
technology, we have built up a competitive power within the inspection and
maintenance part of the business. We see this contract as a confirmation of our
consistent and predictable execution performance", says Stian Vemmestad,
President of Maintenance, Modifications and Operations in Aker Solutions.

Work scope will comprise in-service inspection and inspection management
services on eleven of the existing Statoil offshore installations in the North
Sea at Statfjord A, B and C, Gullfaks A, B and C, Kristin, Åsgard A and B,
Heidrun and Njord as well as three onshore plants at Mongstad, Kollsnes and
Sture. Scope of work will typically involve establishing yearly inspection
programmes and performance of in-service inspection for static processing
equipment and structure, such as piping, valves and pressure tanks for
processing, utility and drilling facilities.

The contract will be managed from Bergen while inspection engineering will be
executed at Aker Solutions in Stavanger, Bergen, Mongstad and Trondheim.
Preparation activities will start immediately.

The frame agreement is signed and booked as order intake in Q2 2010.

The contract parties are Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Offshore Partner AS and
Statoil Petroleum AS.

ENDS


For further information, please contact:

Media:
Mariken Holter, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob:
+47 917 87 358

Investor relations:
Ingrid Aarsnes, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 63 37,
Mob: +47 950 38 364

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please contact the relevant BA Global Sourcing Champion.

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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, seewww.akersolutions.com.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)


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