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Aker Solutions enters Brazilian installation market
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - 8 July 2009 - Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Maersk FPSOsto perform the mooring installation work at the Peregrino fieldoffshore Brazil. The contract is the first marine installation jobfor Aker Solutions in Brazil and marks the start-up of the company'smarine operations unit in the country. Contract value is undisclosed.Scope of work comprises planning and installation of an APL submergedturret production (STP) buoy with mooring system. The STP buoy willbe moored in approximately 100 meters water depth using ten mooringlines with 90 tonnes piles, heavy chain and wire. Mooring componentswill be delivered by Maersk FPSOs. The operations are scheduled to beconducted during Q4 2009."The Brazilian market is fast growing and there is a huge potentialfor the type of services we can offer through our highly experiencedmarine operations team," says Mads Andersen, executive vicepresident, Aker Solutions. "We are very pleased to be working withMaersk FPSOs on this job.""We have been a significant player in the Brazilian subsea market formany years. Entering the Brazilian marine operations marketunderlines our objective of being a lifecycle provider who canperform subsea installation tasks as well as marine operations, suchas the Peregrino mooring installation, for our customers in theregion," adds Andersen.The Peregrino oil field is located 85 kilometres offshore Brazil inthe southwest part of the Campos Basin area. The water depth is 100meters. Operator of the field is StatoilHydro.Contract party is Aker Marine Contractors in Brazil. Aker MarineContractors in Brazil operates under Aker Solutions do Brasil Ltdaumbrella and has offices in Rio de Janeiro.ENDSFor further information, please contact:Media:Endre Johansen, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 5891, Mob: +47 416 10 605, e-mail: endre.johansen(at)akersolutions.comFernanda Bacelar, communications manager, Aker Solutions (Brazil).Tel: +55 41 3227 8466, Mob: +55 41 9948 5599, E-mail:fernanda.bacelar(at)akersolutions.comInvestor relations:Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 6751 30 39, Mob: +47 911 37 194Suppliers:For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts forthis project, please contact BA Global Sourcing Champion, telephonenumber foundhere: http://www.akersolutions.com/Internet/SuppliersCentre/Contacts/SupplyManagementContacts.htm.Career opportunities:Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/careersAker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global provider of engineering andconstruction services, technology products and integrated solutions.Aker Solutions' business serves several industries, includingoil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metals andpower generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a numberof separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the commonbrand/trademark for most of these entities.Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutionshas aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 58 billion andemploys approximately 23 000 people in about 30 countries.Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com), a group of premiercompanies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resourceindustries. The Aker companies share a common set of values and along tradition of industrial innovation. As an industrial ownercontrolling 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions throughAker Holding AS, Aker ASA takes an active role in the development ofAker Solutions.This press release may include forward-looking information orstatements and is subject to our disclaimer, seewww.akersolutions.com.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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