2012-12-12 08:32:16 -

12 December 2012 - Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of a deepwater
drilling riser system to the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

The 10 000 ft deepwater drilling CLIP riser system will be manufactured and
delivered out of Aker Solutions' manufacturing plant in Port Klang, Malaysia.
Delivery of the drilling riser system is scheduled for November 2014. The
contract value is undisclosed.

The delivery is related to the second of two options included in the drilling
riser contract announced in July 2011.

"We are very pleased to see our customer DSME exercising their option for the
Aker Solutions CLIP riser system," says Thor Arne Håverstad, head of Aker
Solutions' drilling technologies business.

Aker Solutions has delivered 16 drilling riser systems   in the past 16 months,
with positive feedback from operations.

"I am proud to see that we are able to deliver another deepwater CLIP riser to
our returning customers. These achievements are the results of the CLIP risers'
operational advantages, our technology expertise and service offering in the
deepwater drilling market," says Tom Munkejord, head of Aker Solutions' drilling
riser business.

Aker Solutions offers complete drilling equipment packages, including project
management, conceptual design, detailed engineering and procurement. Aker
Solutions provides the full range of topside drilling equipment and systems, and
worldwide customer support through a global drilling lifecycle services
organisation.

The contract has been signed and booked as order intake in Q4 2012.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Media:
Endre Johansen, VP Corporate Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel:
+47 22 94 58 91, Mob: +47 41 61 06 05, E-mail: endre.johansen@akersolutions.com

Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 63 37,
Mob: +47 48 17 00 35.

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this
project, please visit www.akersolutions.com/suppliers

Career opportunities:
Visit  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.




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