LYSAKER, NORWAY -- 06/27/08 --
27. June 2008 - StatoilHydro has awarded Aker Solutions the contract
to perform topside modifications for tie-in of the M-template to the
Norne FPSO, the Norne M project. The contract is a EPCI contract
worth approximately NOK 50 million, scheduled for project completion
November 2009.
A new subsea template will be installed in the south sector of the
Norne reservoir to increase production. The template will be
connected both to the existing subsea infrastructure and to the Norne
platform through a dedicated flowline and production riser. Aker
Solutions is awarded the contract for execution of all topside
modification work at the Norne to facilitate tie-in of the new
production riser.
Design and procurement work will start immediately, and fabrication
work is planned to start January 2009. Offshore installation
activities will start early 2009 with project completion and start-up
in November 2009. All project activities will be executed by the
Aker Solutions regional office in Trondheim, Norway.
The Norne FPSO is one of the platforms included in the long term
maintenance and modification contract with StatoilHydro in the
Halten-Nordland area. Maintenance and modification services are one
of the core competencies of Aker Solutions, and is a key strategic
area for the company in the North Sea and internationally. Aker
Solutions hold the maintenance and modification contract at the
Halten-Nordland area with Aker Reinertsen, a joint company with
Reinertsen Engineering in Trondheim, Norway.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media:
Jannik Lindbaek, SVP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 67 51 30 36, Mob: +47 977 55 622
Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67
51 30 39, Mob: +47 911 37 194
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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
58 billion and employs approximately 24 000 people in about 30
countries.
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companies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resource
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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.
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