"Aker BP" News

Centrica hands out Oda contracts

Dec 15, 2016

Centrica has awarded a string of contracts to FMC Technologies, Subsea 7 and Aker BP / Maersk Drilling, for its Oda field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  The Oda oil field (previously called Butch) was discovered in 2011…

Aker BP signs up Altus Intervention

Nov 10, 2016

Aker BP (formerly Det norske and BP Norway) has awarded Altus Intervention an up to nine-year frame agreement contract for well intervention services. Services, starting mid-December, included consist of casedhole wireline, slickline…

Statoil to use Deepsea Atlantic for Johan Sverdrup

Dec 22, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-22 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility in position 58°55’33…

Aker BP takes over stakes from Tullow

Oct 03, 2016

Aker BP has agreed to acquire interests in eight licenses from Tullow Norge, including 15% in the Centrica-operated Oda (previously known as Butch) discovery in PL 405 on the Norwegian North Sea. Aker BP - a new company formed from the…

Aker BP deal completed

Sep 30, 2016

Norwegian firm Det norske and BP's Norwegian business are set to cease to be from today, after a deal which will see the two firms combines is scheduled to complete. The two companies are to become Aker BP under the move. Aker BP will…

Ivar Aasen on track for December start

Oct 24, 2016

Aker BP's Ivar Aasen project has won approval to start production in early December from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the agency announced today (24 October). Illustration of Ivar Aasen…

Tullow progresses on Jubilee, Norway exit

Nov 09, 2016

Tullow Oil is moving to get its Jubilee project offshore Ghana on track by year-end, as it firms up plans to divest all of its Norwegian assets by 1H 2017. Image from Tullow. “We…

Ivar Aasen topsides installed, first oil Q4

Jul 26, 2016

Norwegian independent Det norske has marked the installation of the Ivar Aasen development topside. The 15,000-tonne topside has now been installed on the jacket, in two lifts using the Saipem 7000, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

Ivar Aasen deck installation imminent

Jul 14, 2016

Norwegian independent Det norske is gearing up for imminent offshore module installation works on its Ivar Aasen development offshore Norway this month. The firm, which is due to become part of new firm Aker BP, says the the project is on time and budget with planned start-up in Q4…

BP, Det norske form Aker BP

Jun 10, 2016

BP and Det norske oljeselskap have combined their Norwegian businesses to create Aker BP – a move that is expected to organically grow production to more than 250,000 boe/d by the early 2020s. Image from BP…

Det norske continues to progress after Q2 fall

Jul 19, 2016

Det norske oljeselskap reported nearly a 21% decline in Q2 2016 revenues, when compared to last year, however, the Norwegian exploration and development company continues to move forward with several of its big name projects. Ivar Aasen jacket…

Going against the gloom

Aug 01, 2016

John Bradbury takes a look at activity in the North Sea – across Norway and the UK. Johan Sverdrup - an artist's impression. Image from Statoil. By the middle of 2016 it was evident…

New SVP for Det norske

Jul 05, 2016

Per Harald Kongelf (56) has been appointed new SVP Improvement for Norway's Det norske oljeselskap. He joins Det norske from Aker Solutions Norge, where he has served as the regional head of Norway. He will take up the new role on 15 September 2016…

UTC: New business models needed

Jun 15, 2016

New business models able to handle ongoing volatility in the oil price are set to be the future of the North Sea industry, according to the CEO of Det Norkse.  Karl Johnny Hersvik is set to lead a new company, Aker BP, which has been described as a “super independent…

Det norske to drill Rovarkula

Jun 17, 2016

Norway's Det norske, which is due to become Aker BP, is set to drill an exploration on the Rovarkula prospect in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. The 25/10-15 S wildcat well will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor jackup…

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