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Phoenix Polymers International News

25 Aug 2008

DSME Drilling Riser Contract for Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has been awarded another contract for delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Contract value is approximately $35 million. The contract is for the delivery of a complete deepwater marine drilling riser system with buoyancy package and associated equipment. The 7 500 ft system will be used for a semi submersible drilling rig that DSME is building. This is the fourth deepwater drilling riser contract DSME has awarded Aker Solutions this year. "We are offering a technology that focuses on safe operations and offers significant time savings when connecting the riser joints. This results in significant reduction in costs from both reduced manpower and rig operations.

01 Apr 2008

Drilling Riser Contract to Aker Kvaerner

Aker Kvaerner has won a contract for the delivery of a complete deepwater marine drilling riser system with buoyancy package and associated equipment. The client, who is undisclosed, has also signed an agreement to buy an additional buoyancy package for a drilling riser system it purchased from Aker Kvaerner in 2007. Total contract value is approximately USD 50 million. The marine drilling riser system, to be used for a drillship, will come at a length of 7500 feet. It will be manufactured and delivered out of Aker Kvaerner's subsea manufacturing centre in . Delivery is scheduled for Q2 2010. Buoyancy modules will be manufactured by Phoenix Polymers International, a company which Aker Kvaerner acquired a controlling 50 per cent stake in June 2007.