"Aker BP" News

Aker BP May Export More Gas from Skarv Offshore Field

Feb 10, 2022

Norway's Aker BP is considering whether to increase gas exports from its Skarv field to take advantage of high prices that exceed those for oil, Chief Executive Karl Johnny Hersvik said on Thursday.Aker BP currently injects natural gas produced…

Subsea 7 to Deliver Pipelines for Hanz Field Development in Norway

Dec 17, 2021

Subsea installation specialist Subsea 7 said Friday it had won a 'sizeable' contract with Aker BP for the Hanz field development located in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between $50 million and $150 million…

Subsea 7 Nets Krafla FEED. Eyes Large EPCI Deal after FID

Mar 04, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has awarded Subsea 7 a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the marine installations associated with the Krafla development project, offshore Norway.The awarded work is required to finalize…

Aker BP Awards FEED Deals for King Lear, Valhall Fields

Dec 13, 2021

Norwegian oil company Aker BP on Monday said it had awarded contracts to alliance partners for front-end engineering and design (FEED) valued at approximately 440 million kroner (around $49 million).The contracts, awarded to Aker Solutions, ABB…

Aker, BP Sell Stake in Oil Venture Aker BP at 10% Discount

Nov 11, 2021

Oil major BP and Norway's Aker said on Thursday they have jointly sold a 5% stake in Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, cutting their combined holding in the company to 65%.The 18.01 million shares were sold at 310 crowns each, a 10.2% discount to Wednesday's close…

Oil and Gas Firms in Norway Raise Investment Forecasts

Feb 17, 2022

Oil and gas firms in Norway have raised this year's investment forecasts as they seek to benefit from pandemic-era tax incentives intended to boost activity, a national statistics office (SSB) survey showed on Thursday.The biggest business sector in Norway now expects to invest 159…

Aker BP to Tie Back Hanz Discovery to Ivar Aasen Platform

Dec 15, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has sanctioned the development of the Hanz discovery in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. 'The project has matured a solution involving reuse of existing infrastructure, which both strengthens project economics and minimizes the environmental footprint…

Lundin Energy Q4 Beats Forecast as Oil and Gas Prices Soar

Feb 02, 2022

Sweden's Lundin Energy reported on Tuesday a bigger-than-expected rise in operating profit for the final quarter of 2021 amid a surge in the price of crude oil and natural gas.Lundin's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for October-December rose to $1…

Aker BP, Equinor Get Drilling Permits for North Sea Wildcats

Jan 31, 2022

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for the wildcat well well 35/4-3 in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Located in the production license 685, the well will be drilled using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Nordkapp semi-submersible drilling rig…

Rex's Lime Farms Into Norwegian Offshore Blocks Run by Aker BP, Wintershall

Jan 05, 2022

Rex International's subsidiary Lime Petroleum has completed its 20 percent farm-in to each of the respective licenses PL867 and PL867B Gjegnalunden in the Norwegian part of the North Sea from operator Aker BP.Lime now holds a 20 percent stake in each of the two licences…

Norway: No Scientific Basis to Ban Unvaccinated Workers from Offshore Rigs

Feb 03, 2022

No scientific medical basis exists for refusing to allow unvaccinated personnel to travel to offshore platforms in Norway, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway said recently, citing a conclusion from the Rogaland county governor.'Some offshore…

Maersk Drilling Nets Long-term Contract for Maersk Reacher Jack-up Rig

Jan 19, 2022

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has won a contract with TotalEnergies E&P Danmark for its jack-up drilling rig Maersk Reacher.TotalEnergies will use the Maersk Reacher for well intervention services in the Danish North Sea. The contract is expected to start in July 2022…

Equinor to Invest Up To $4.2B in NOAKA Offshore Development

Oct 29, 2021

Equinor plans to invest 25-35 billion Norwegian crowns ($3-$4.2 billion) to develop the so-called NOAKA oil and gas fields with partners in the North Sea, it said on Friday.The NOAKA (North of Alvheim Krafla Askja) project is set to come on…

Kongsberg Maritime Upgrades Alvheim FPSO's Safety and Automation Systems

Dec 16, 2021

Kongsberg Maritime said Thursday it had successfully upgraded the safety and automation systems on Aker BP's Alvheim FPSO in Norway.Formerly a tanker named Odin, the vessel was converted into an FPSO in 2008 and renamed Alvheim in recognition of the oil field in which it operates…

Emission Reduction: Eidesvik, Aker BP, Alma to Test Ammonia Fuel Cell Tech on Offshore Vessels

Nov 09, 2021

Eidesvik Offshore, a Norwegian offshore support vessel owner, has signed a deal with oil firm Aker BP and Alma to investigate the possibility of using Alma's fuel cell technology to accelerate the transition to zero-emission shipping.Alma is…

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