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Aker Wins Equipment Contract in Malaysia
of ancillary equipment and services, is worth $15 million over three years and may be extended by a year. Surface wellheads are used on land-based and shallow-water platforms for drilling and production equipment. Murphy will use the equipment in Block SK 309/311, off the coast of Sarawak in East Malaysia. "This is the first major surface wellhead contract for Aker Solutions in Malaysia," said Dave Hutchinson, head of Aker Solutions' subsea operations in Asia. Aker Solutions' splitter wellhead system enables drilling of two or more wells from a single well slot on a platform. This
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Aker Solutions Wins Major Contract in Malaysia
. The first hardware delivery is scheduled for Q1 2013. Dave Hutchinson, president of Aker Solutions' subsea business in the Asia Pacific region says: "We have been working closely with Murphy for many years and are very pleased to be their selected subsea partner for this important contract. Malaysia's oil and gas industry is a key market for Aker Solutions, and we are well positioned in the Asia Pacific region with a strong manufacturing capacity and dedicated workforce. We look forward to working on the Siakap North - Petai development together with Murphy." In 2005, Aker Solutions