Statoil exercises one year option with Aker Solutions at Mongstad refinery
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
29 October 2010 - Statoil exercises a one year option to extend its contract
with Aker Solutions at the Mongstad refinery in Norway. The estimated contract
value for 2011 totals approximately NOK 100 million and the work will occupy
about 120 employees from Aker Solutions in Bergen, Norway.
The oil refinery at Mongstad is a modern highly-upgraded plant with an annual
capacity of 10 million tonnes of crude. It is the largest facility of its kind
in Norway.
The scope of work for Aker Solutions mainly comprises minor modifications to
increase robustness and generally improve the facility. The option period
commences 1 January 2011.
In 2005 Statoil awarded Aker Solutions a modifications framework agreement for
the Mongstad refinery. Remaining options in the running minor modifications
contract includes a one year option followed by a two year option.
Most crude oil refined at the Mongstad plant comes from the Norwegian
continental shelf. The principal outputs are petrol, diesel oil, jet fuel and
other light petroleum products. Most of the refinery's output is exported,
particularly to continental Europe.
The contract parties are Aker Solutions' subsidiary Aker Offshore Partner AS and
Statoil ASA.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Mariken Holter, VP Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob:
+47 917 87 358
Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39,
Mob: +47 911 37 194
Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please contact the relevant BA Global Sourcing Champion.
Career opportunities:
Visithttp://www.akersolutions.com/careers
Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Solutions"),
is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services,
technology products and integrated solutions. Aker Solutions' business serves
several industries, including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metals
and power generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in a number of
separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as the common brand/trademark
for most of these entities.
Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions has
aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 54 billion and employs
approximately 22 000 people in about 30 countries.
Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com), a group of premier companies
with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resource industries. The Aker
companies share a common set of values and a long tradition of industrial
innovation. As an industrial owner controlling 40.27 percent of the shares in
Aker Solutions through Aker Holding AS, Aker ASA takes an active role in the
development of Aker Solutions.
This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is
subject to our disclaimer, see www.akersolutions.com.
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