 The history of the 2005 established Aker drilling is as follows;

Aker drilling was established in 2005, as part of the Aker Group controlled by the Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke.The purpose of the new company was to place contracts for its two new-building semi-submersible drilling rigs.The two Aker H-6e type 6th generation semi-submersibles - "Aker Barents" and "Aker Spitsbergen", were designed by Aker Solutions and being built at Aker Stord AS shipyard.