Yggdrasil News

Aker BP’s Yggdrasil, Valhall-Fenris Costs Surge

Oct 16, 2025

The cost of Aker BP's major ongoing oil and gas development projects, Yggdrasil and Valhall-Fenris, has risen by 32% and 25% respectively from nominal estimates a year ago, Norway's budget proposal showed on Wednesday.The Yggdrasil project,…

Norway Court Rules Against Oilfield Developments

Nov 14, 2025

A Norwegian appeals court ruled in favour of environmentalists and against the government on Friday by confirming a lower court's decision that the energy ministry's approval of the development of three offshore oil and gas fields was invalid…

Aker BP’s Well in North Sea Comes Up Dry

Nov 07, 2025

Aker BP and its partners have drilled a well in the Yggdrasil area in the North Sea, which proved to be dry.The well 30/11-16 S, or ‘Natrudstilen’, was drilled in production license 873, just over one kilometer east of Fulla and 155 kilometers west of Bergen…

Aker BP Quarterly Profit Beats Forecast, Ups 2025 Output Guidance

Oct 22, 2025

Aker BP, Norway's second-largest listed oil company, posted on Wednesday a slightly higher-than-expected core profit for the third quarter and increased its 2025 production guidance.Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to $2…

Accelerator Targets Subsea AI Development

Sep 11, 2025

Subsea software-as-a-service provider Elementz Digital has announced a new accelerator program for subsea AI development.The program is backed by Elementz Digital’s strategic advisory board which was formed in May this year and includes representatives…

Watch: Aker BP Drills Omega Alfa

Aug 21, 2025

Aker BP has completed the Omega Alfa exploration campaign in the Norwegian North Sea, resulting in a significant oil discovery that adds substantial new resources to the Yggdrasil area.The recoverable volume is estimated at 96–134 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe)…

Green Party Norway Pushes Oil Phaseout

Sep 09, 2025

In Norway, made rich by oil and gas, the idea of shutting fields sends chills, but that is exactly what the small Green Party is pushing as a global switch away from fossil fuels looms.And it's a demand with greater meaning after Monday's election…

NKT Concludes First Cable Installation Phase for O&G Scheme Off Norway

Mar 10, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has completed the first installation campaign Norway to connect Aker BP-operated Yggdrasil offshore oil and gas area to shore.NKT said the first installation campaign in the Norwegian fjords and in the North Sea has been completed…

Floatel Firms Contract for Floatel Superior in North Sea

Feb 12, 2025

Offshore accommodation rig firm Floatel International has secured firm contract with an undisclosed client North Sea client for Floatel Superior.Floatel Superior will provide services in the second quarter of 2026 under the three-month contract…

Norway Offers 53 New Production Licenses

Jan 14, 2025

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has offered 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf.Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) is an annual exploration round for the Norwegian continental shelf.  Of the 53 production licenses offered in APA 2024…

Glamox to Illuminate North Sea Oil and Gas Platforms

Nov 26, 2024

Lighting solutions specialist Glamox has secured contracts to provide around 5,000 energy-efficient marine LED lights for new oil and gas platforms being built for the Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris developments in the North Sea.The contracts include around 4…

Flare Gas Recovery Meets the Future

Dec 26, 2024

Flare gas recovery lies at the heart of a range of integrated, new emissions abatement technologies.The World Bank’s 2015 launch of the Zero Flaring by 2030 initiative saw flare gas recovery become a standard part of many topside production processing systems…

Oil and Gas in Norway Set for Record Investments in 2025

Dec 16, 2024

Oil and gas companies operating in Norway expect to invest a record 275 billion Norwegian crowns ($24.68 billion) in 2025, up from 263.7 billion this year and more than previously expected, the Offshore Norge industry association said on Monday…

TGS and Aker BP Ink Strategic Partnership for Yggdrasil Area Digitalization

Sep 30, 2024

TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has signed a strategic partnership with Aker BP contributing to digitalize the operations of the Yggdrasil oil and gas area.This agreement builds on the ongoing collaboration between the…

Norway's Offshore Project Costs on the Rise

Oct 07, 2024

Energy firms Equinor, Aker BP and Vaar Energi have raised their crown-denominate cost estimates for major oil and gas development projects offshore Norway, the country's government said on Monday.Equinor's Johan Castberg project is now expected to cost 86 billion crowns ($8…

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