17 March 2010 - Aker Solutions' geo business has signed a three-year frame
agreement with Statoil to supply sub-surface consultancy services within the
areas of production geology, exploration geology and reservoir technology.
Contract value is undisclosed.

The agreement is valid a period of three years, from 1 March 2010. In addition,
Statoil has options to extend the agreement with two one-year periods. The
agreement is valid to cover Statoil's assets worldwide.

"This is a significant contract for us, with an important oil company who we
share a great deal of history with," says Erik Sverre Jenssen, president of Aker
Solutions' geo business.

"We are one of the largest sub-surface consultancy businesses on the Norwegian
continental shelf (NCS), and this contract both confirms our competitiveness and
is a recognition of our competence. As a result, we will probably be looking at
expanding our capacity within the market segments the contract covers," adds
Jenssen.

Aker Solutions' sub-surface consultancy Aker Geo AS delivers services through
the whole subsurface value chain, from exploration to production. The unit
comprises a team of 60 geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers. Its
main fields of activity are geological and geophysical interpretation,
petrophysics, reservoir modelling and simulation, wellsite geology as well as
production technology and operations.

Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Geo AS.

ENDS

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Media:
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Mob: +47 911 37 194

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role in the development of Aker Solutions.

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