Aker Solutions wins surface wellhead contract in Egypt
11 April 2012 - International oil services group Aker Solutions has signed a two-year frame agreement with Egyptian oil giant Badr Petroleum Company (Bapetco). Aker Solutions will be the sole supplier for all of the oil company's surface wellhead equipment, installation and lifecycle services operations in the Western Desert of Egypt. Contract value is undisclosed.
The contract will be delivered out of Aker Solutions' surface products manufacturing centre in Batam, Indonesia, which was established in 1992. In 2009, Aker Solutions upgraded the Batam facility in order to increase its production capacity. As a result, manufacturing capacity for production and assembly of surface wellheads and trees has increased by more than 50 percent, or equivalent to 300,000 man hours. Aker Solutions employs approximately 320 people in Batam of which 90 percent are locals.
Aker Solutions is one of the world's leading oilfield products, systems and services companies. The company has 23 500 employees in 30 countries worldwide and had aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 36.5 billion (USD 6.5 billion) in 2011.
The contract was signed and booked as order intake in the first quarter of 2012. The contract party is Aker Solutions Singapore Pte.
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Media:
Severin Roald, Vice President Communications, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 55 23, Mob: +47 92 03 00 33, E-mail: severin.roald@akersolutions.com.
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Astrid Thommesen Sæbø, Vice President Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 22 94 63 37, Mob: +47 48 17 00 35, E-mail: astrid.thommesen.saebo@akersolutions.com.
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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 23 500 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.
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