Aker Solutions wins drilling equipment contract
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
23 July 2012 - Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy
Industries to supply a complete drilling equipment topside package to a new
semi-submersible drilling rig the South Korean yard is building for Seadrill,
the rig operator.
The contract includes an option to supply one more drilling equipment package.
"We are very pleased to deliver our first complete topside drilling package to
Hyundai Heavy Industries, and we look forward to further develop a successful
partnership," says Thor Arne Håverstad, head of Aker Solutions' drilling
technologies business.
Aker Solutions will handle all major aspects of the topside equipment delivery,
from engineering support and procurement to installation and commissioning.
The work will be executed in Aker Solutions' facilities in Kristiansand, Horten
and Asker in Norway and Erkelenz, Germany. Installation and commissioning
services will take place at the Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries yard in South
Korea. Aker Solutions also offers training services in its upgraded facilities
in South Korea.
Most of the equipment will be delivered in 2013 and the rig will be completed in
the fourth quarter of 2014.
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:
Geir Arne Drangeid, Executive Vice President Communications, Aker Solutions.
Tel: +47 67 51 30 36, Mob: + 47 913 10 458, E-mail:
geir.arne.drangeid(at)akersolutions.com
Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47 91 13 71 94, E-mail: lasse.torkildsen(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
25 000 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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originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Aker Solutions ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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