FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) announced today that it has been
awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for the manufacture and supply of
additional subsea equipment for its Åsgard field located in the
Norwegian Sea. This contract, valued at approximately $68 million in
revenue, is a call-off from a previously announced frame agreement
signed in 2007 with FMC Technologies.
FMC’s scope of supply includes two completion workover intervention
tooling systems that will be delivered during 2009. The equipment will
be manufactured at FMC's Kongsberg, Norway and Dunfermline, Scotland
facilities. The systems will help maintain current production rates and
support StatoilHydro’s rig activities scheduled for the Åsgard field.
"This is the second contract we have signed with StatoilHydro this year
for equipment that will support the Åsgard Field,” said Tore Halvorsen,
FMC’s Senior Vice President of Global Subsea Production Systems. "We are
pleased to assist them in their efforts.”
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) is a leading global provider of
technology solutions for the energy industry. The Company designs,
manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and
products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface
wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement
solutions, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry.
Named by FORTUNE Magazine as America’s Most Admired Oil and Gas
Equipment, Service Company in 2005, 2006 and 2008, FMC Technologies has
approximately 10,000 employees and operates 23 manufacturing facilities
in 19 countries.
For more information visit www.fmctechnologies.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are information of a non-historical nature and are subject to
risks and uncertainties that are beyond the Company's ability to
control. These risks and uncertainties are described under the caption
"Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007 and may be modified in subsequent quarterly
reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
that may be accessed on the Company’s website. The Company cautions
shareholders and prospective investors that actual results may differ
materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements.