Total awards subsea contract to Aker Solutions
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
4 May 2012 - Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to
deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore
Angola. Contract value is approximately NOK 470 million.
Scope of work includes seven production subsea trees, seven wellhead systems and
seven well jumper systems, and may include some contract options.
"Our first subsea tree award was signed for Dalia in 2003 and we have
successfully delivered 71 subsea tree systems to this field. We are very pleased
to continue this positive relationship with Total E&P Angola and look forward to
executing this project," says Alan Brunnen, executive vice president of Aker
Solutions' subsea business area.
Management and engineering of the subsea tree systems will be performed at Aker
Solutions' manufacturing centre in Tranby, Norway. Procurement, manufacturing
and assembly will take place in Port Klang, Malaysia, and Aberdeen, UK.
Equipment deliveries will be made in 2013 and 2014.
Aker Solutions is preparing for major growth by investing NOK 500 million (USD
87 million) in its subsea business. This investment is set to double the
capacity of its manufacturing plants in Tranby, Norway, and Port Klang,
Malaysia.
The Dalia field is located in block 17 offshore Republica de Angola. The field
is approximately 230 kilometres offshore at a water depth of between 1200m to
1400 metres, and covers an area of approximately 230km².
Aker Solutions has established a state-of-the-art service base facility in
Luanda with 130 employees.
Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Subsea AS. The contract was signed and
booked as order intake in the first quarter of 2012.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Severin Roald, Vice President Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 55 23, Mob: +47 92 03 00 33, E-mail: severin.roald(at)akersolutions.com
Investor relations:
Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, Vice President Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 48 17 00 35, 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.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Source: Aker Solutions ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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