29 January 2010 - Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with the
construction company HENT to build a new combined office and hotel building at
the K2 site at Fornebu. The building is planned with a total area of about
46 000 m² including underground and parking areas, of which 12 000 m² for the
hotel. The building is planned to be completed in the first quarter of 2012 and
Aker Solutions will be the tenant for the office building.

The contracting party is Fornebu Gate 2 A/S, which will be owned 93 % by Aker
Solutions and 7 % by Arthur Buchardt Invest AS. This contract is the next step
in the development of the K2 site that was acquired from SPDE in the fourth
quarter of 2009.

The office building is an expansion to the existing headquarters to cover
capacity needs from 2012.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media: Jannik Lindbæk, SVP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47
67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 977 55 622

Investor relations: Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions.
Tel: +47 67 51 30 39, Mob: +47 911 37 194

Career opportunities: visit http://www.akersolutions.com/CareerCentre

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 has approximately
22 500 employees and 9 500 contract staff in about 30 countries.

Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com <http://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. Through its majority-owned holding company Aker
Holding AS, Aker controls 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions, and
takes an active role in the development of the company.

This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see our web-pages www.akersolutions.com
<http://www.akersolutions.com/>.





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