Goliat subsea contract to Aker Solutions
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - 16 September 2009 - Aker Solutions has signed a contract with EniNorge AS to deliver a subsea production system to the operator'sGoliat field development in the Barents Sea. Contract value isapproximately NOK 2.3 billion.Scope of work comprises engineering, procurement and construction(EPC) of a complete subsea production system. Subsea hardwaredeliveries include eight overtrawlable four-slot subsea templateswith manifolds, 24 subsea trees, subsea control systems, 20kilometres of steel tube umbilicals, work-over equipment and a tie-inand connection system."We have a strategy of being the preferred partner for oil companies'field developments in deep waters and harsh climates. The Goliatsubsea contract confirms a confidence in our technology, solutionsand capability to deliver," says Simen Lieungh, President and CEO ofAker Solutions.Aker Solutions will utilise large parts of its Norwegianmanufacturing network to deliver the subsea equipment to Goliat.Subsea trees will be manufactured at Aker Solutions' facility atTranby, steel tube umbilicals in Moss, while templates and manifoldswill come from the company's Egersund yard. Subsea control systemswill be manufactured in Aberdeen. The project will be managed fromAker Solutions' head office at Fornebu, Norway."This is one of the major subsea projects that will be awarded in2009, and it has been a key target for us. It will give us a higherdegree of predictability for our manufacturing and support facilitiesin Norway, and also involve a significant contribution to boostingthe offshore support related activity locally in the Hammerfestregion," says Mads Andersen, executive vice president of AkerSolutions' subsea business area."Although Goliat in many ways will be a reference project for fielddevelopments in the Barents Sea, it is important to stress that thetechnologies we will be using have already been field provenelsewhere and are specifically selected for this environmentallysensitive area. We will execute this project fully in line withdemanding environmental standards," adds Andersen.Deliveries of the subsea equipment will start in 2011 and run through2013.The Goliat field is an oil and gas field located in the Barents Sea,approximately 85 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest.Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Subsea AS.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.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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