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Aker Kvaerner ASA through its subsidiaries and affiliates is a provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The businesses within Aker Kvaerner include oil & gas production, refining & chemicals, mining & metals, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, power generation and pulp & paper. Employing around 24,000 people in more than 30 countries,the Aker Kvaerner group consists of a number of separate legal entities.

Contractors Unlimited have published news articles featuring the following Aker Kvaerner companies and divisions:

Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner Ltd provides solutions in total "life-of-field" support services to the oil and gas industry. Engineering and design capability extends from front-end consultancy through operations and maintenance support to decommissioning. Headquartered in Aberdeen, the Group's 'centre of excellence' for all UK operations, employs over 1,500 personnel.

Aker Kværner Contracting AS is a contracting entity, tailormade to execute EPCM and EPC contracts worldwide. Focus regions are FSU, selected Middle East countries, West of Africa and Brazil. Aker Kvaerner Contracting's business idea is to capitalise Aker Kvaerner technology and know-how. Hence Aker Kvaerner Contracting provides project management, concept development, Engineering and Procurement, by utilising the combined Aker Kvaerner Field Development competence. External specialist partners and partners being local to the project country or region perform detail engineering and construction work.

AK Process is a trading name of Aker Kvaerner Netherlands B.V., the legal entity responsible for the execution of the work. AK Process 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.

AK Engineering Services provides total asset life cycle solutions including conceptual design, engineering, procurement, project management, construction and commissioning, through to operation and maintenance services, modifications and process improvements. Also offered are consultancy services in reliability, business modelling and environmental, health, safety and risk management. Based in the UK.

KOP is a supplier of subsea products and services and integrated systems from front-end studies and engineering through fabrication, installation, maintenance and life-of-field support. UK bases are located in Aberdeen and Maidenhead.

Oil, Gas, Process & Energy executes technology development, engineering and construction services for oil & gas onshore and offshore developments, chemicals & polymers, pharmaceuticals, government services, and mining & metals insustries. With an annual turnover of USD1.14 bn, the Oil, Gas, Process & Energy (OGPE) business area of Aker Kvaerner employs more than 5,400 people operating worldwide.

Chemetics is a process technology company offering engineered systems, proprietary equipment, and complete turnkey plants, to the chemical, water treatment, fertiliser, pulp and paper and non-ferrous metals industries world-wide.

Aker Kvaerner Metals serves mining and mineral processing companies by providing studies, project management, EPCM, commissioning and start-up services. Offices are located in Houston, Texas; Santiago, Chile; Toronto, Canada; San Ramon, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Services to the Metals industry are also provided by AK Engineering Services in Europe, Aker Kvaerner Australia, and Kvaerner U.S. Inc. (serving Iron and Steel clients from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).

AK Pharmaceuticals provides a range of engineering services from concept through implementation, operation, validation and maintenance to clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry worldwide. Offices are located in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Singapore, the US and Puerto Rico.