Statoil extends the current well service contract the operator has with Aker Kvaerner for two additional years.

The scope of work includes wireline and associated services at the Tampen and Halten/Nordland areas at the Norwegian continental shelf. The estimated contract value is NOK 400 million.
The work will be undertaken by Aker Kvaerner Well Service located in Stavanger, Norway.
"Through this contract extension, Aker Kvaerner will continue the good co-operation and working relationship with Statoil. We will continue to jointly develop and implement new intervention technologies to further enhance safety and increase operational efficiency,” says Ole Petter Thomesen, president of Aker Kvaerner Well Service.
"This important contract will secure our strong market position within well intervention services on the Norwegian continental shelf,” says Mads Andersen, Executive Vice President in Aker Kvaerner.