Norbert Kleine-Eggebrecht, Business Unit Leader at Deutsche BP, said: "The added value created from the improvement projects will serve to increase capital efficiency and support the implementation of our capital and revenue expenditure plans over the next five years."

"Aker Solutions' experience of working with BP at Gelsenkirchen and in other long-term alliance contracts positions us well to build upon our knowledge of local site processes and, to ultimately deliver quality services and capability," said Johan Cnossen, President, Aker Solutions' process business.

"This agreement provides the foundation to build a successful, long-lasting working relationship built upon mutual co-operation. Our common goal is to achieve continuous improvement. And, through our Project Execution Model and proven technology experience, we look forward to supporting BP Lingen in achieving its targets," he added.

Typical projects will cover expansion projects; revamp; support for HSE management, turnaround management and permitting; plus implementation of environmental legislative requirements; debottlenecking; as well as maintenance-driven projects. Project scope will extend across option development, feed studies, engineering, construction management and commissioning support.

The refinery first commenced operation in 1953, and its crude oil refining capacity today totals around four million tpa. Output consists mainly of petrol and diesel, jet fuel, light heating oil, chemical precursor products for regional consumption and for customers based both in Germany and in the neighbouring Netherlands. The company's products are sold via BP, ARAL and BP Refining & Petrochemicals GmbH.

Aker Process GmbH is the legal entity responsible for the execution of the contract.

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Media:
UK: Vanessa Mourant, Communications Manager, Aker Solutions. Tel: +44 (0) 207 339 1064, Mob: +44 (0)7771 806566

The Netherlands: Johan Cnossen, Aker Solutions, Tel : +31 (0) 79 368 8555

Germany: Kay Radtke, Aker Solutions. Tel: +49 (0) 2173 904 330

 

Investor relations:
Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 67 51 30 39, Mobile: +47 911 37 194

 

Suppliers:
For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts for this project, please contact: Rodger Liang, VP Supply Management, Process & Construction, Aker Solutions, Tel:  +86 10 640 966 36

 

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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 26 000 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. Through its majority-owned holding company Aker Holding AS, Aker controls 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions, and takes an active role in the development of the company.  

The Process and Construction business area of Aker Solutions is a world leader in the project management, design and construction of major projects spanning refining, petrochemical processing, metals and mining, power generation, and acid plants.  From initial concept through technology development, process technology application, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, modification and decommissioning, we provide our customers with the full life cycle of services.  Process and Construction provides sound local expertise, combined with the depth and strength of global project operations.   

 

Aker Process GmbH. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AKER SOLUTIONS ASA and the legal entity responsible for the execution of the work. Aker Solutions serves the chemicals and polymers, refining and onshore oil & gas industries.  It provides the full life cycle of a project from concept studies, through to design, engineering, project management, delivery of process technologies, procurement, construction and maintenance services. As a pure project execution/EPC specialist, Aker Solutions can provide customers with strategic 'one-off' services or full turnkey solutions under a single project management control. It works with its customers in the development of major technological innovations, having participated in the conceptualisation and implementation of ideas, which are the foundation for world-class production facilities. Also offered are consultancy services in reliability, business modelling and environmental, health, safety and risk management. 

 

BP-Lingen, which belongs to a group of fuel refineries with substantial processing depth, makes petroleum products from crude oil and other feed stocks. Additionally the modern refinery has been configurated to be well suited for the production of petrochemical intermediate products. It is considered one of Europe's leading conversion refineries. The refinery's nominal crude oil processing capacity is approximately four and a half million tons annually, of which approximately one-forth is German Inland crude, mainly from the oilfields in the surrounding Emsland region.

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