19 November 2009 - Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from
Reliance Industries Ltd to provide support services to the MA-D6 and
KG-D6 field developments located in Bay of Bengal, India.

The USD 25 million contract covers inspection, testing and
maintenance of subsea equipment and tools for a period of three
years.

"We are happy to be entrusted with servicing the fields for
Reliance.  With this contract, they are utilising our lifecycle
offerings capability, which covers all phases of a field's lifetime.
This is fully in line with our business strategy," says Dave
Hutchinson, President - Subsea Asia Pacific, Aker Solutions.  "We
look forward to continue working in partnership with Reliance".

Aker Solutions has previously delivered subsea production systems to
Reliance's fast-track projects in the KG-D6 block. This latest
contract extends the scope to cover lifecycle services.

Contract party is Aker Solutions India Sdn. Bhd.

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

Philip Ng, communications executive, Aker Solutions (Asia Pacific).
Tel: +60 3 2381 8309, Mob: +6012 340 6478, E-mail:
philip.ng@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.

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


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