Aker Solutions wins jack-up drilling equipment contract
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
16 April 2012 - Aker Solutions has won a contract from Yantai CIMC Raffles
Offshore Ltd to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new jack-up
drilling rig, being built by the Chinese yard. The contract value is
undisclosed.
The new rig is of the 2000E jack-up design, and the contract includes options
for a further three jack-up rigs of the same design.
"We are pleased to see Aker Solutions' competitive position in the jack-up
market, which we expect to be active in the future," says Thor Arne Håverstad,
head of drilling technologies in Aker Solutions.
The equipment will be delivered in 2013.
Aker Solutions will provide drilling equipment from its production units in
Kristiansand and Asker in Norway as well as Houston, US and Erkelenz in Germany.
Aker Solutions offers complete drilling equipment packages, including project
management, engineering, procurement and commissioning. The company provides the
full range of topside drilling equipment and systems, and worldwide customer
support through a global drilling lifecycle services organisation.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Ivar Simensen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Mob: +47 46 40 23 17, E-mail:
ivar.simensen(at)akersolutions.com.
Investor relations:
Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, VP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 481 70 035, E-mail:
astrid.thommesen.saebo(at)akersolutions.com.
Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers
Career opportunities:
Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careers
Aker Solutions provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in
the oil and gas industry world-wide. The company's knowledge and technologies
span from reservoir to production and through the life of a field.
Aker Solutions brings together engineering and technologies for oil and gas
drilling, field development and production. The company employs approximately
23 500 people in more than 30 countries. They apply the knowledge and create and
use technologies that deliver their customers' solutions.
Aker Solutions ASA is the parent company in the group, which consists of a
number of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand
and trademark for most of these entities. In 2011 Aker Solutions had aggregated
annual revenues of approximately NOK 36.5 billion. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
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Source: Aker Solutions ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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