30 September 2009 - StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Solutions a front
end engineering design (FEED) study for upgrading the Gullfaks A
drilling facilities. The drilling upgrade is expected to extend the
productive lifetime of Gullfaks A. Contract value is estimated to be
approximately NOK 50 million.

"This is an important project for Aker Solutions and of strategic
importance for our position in the drilling upgrade market. We are
very pleased to demonstrate that we are well positioned for this
emerging market. This project falls solidly within our core
competence," says Stian Vemmestad, president of the maintenance and
modification hub in Aker Solutions.

Scope of work for the FEED study includes new equipment to increase
drilling capacity and modification of existing installations
offshore. The study will consider the possibility to upgrade the
drilling capacity to reach 10 kilometers, including heavy lifting to
install a new derrick. The FEED will also include improvement of
environment, health and safety (HSE) upgrading for the equipment to
be better suited for the increased longitude. The object is to
install top modern equipment and automated offshore installation.

Work under the contract starts immediately and the FEED will be
completed in April 2010.

The FEED Study will be performed by the Aker Solutions' drilling
equipment business hub in Kristiansand together with the company's
centre of maintenance and modification expertise based in Bergen. The
contract party is Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Offshore Partner
AS.

In March, Aker Solutions was awarded the engineering, procurement,
construction and installation (EPCI) contract for upgrading the
drilling facilities on the Oseberg B platform. This was the first
significant drilling upgrade contract to be awarded on the Norwegian
Continental Shelf.


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:
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 the relevant BA Global Sourcing
Champion.

Career opportunities:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers

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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statements and is subject to our disclaimer, see
www.akersolutions.com.


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